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The powder room adjoining the Ladies Lounge at the Pantages Theatre, Hollywood Boulevard
Oh, be still my beating, thudding, singing Art Deco heart! This is the powder room adjoining the Ladies Lounge at the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. I don’t know if it was hard to check one’s makeup but this is … Continue reading
Hollywood Boulevard at night, looking east from Highland Avenue, circa 1930s
This spectacular night view of Hollywood Boulevard was taken from the Highland Ave corner sometime during the 1930s—or at least pre 1945 when Hotel Christie (whose sign we can see on the right) became the Drake Hotel. It looks like … Continue reading
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Premiere of “The Floradora Girl” at the opening night of the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, June 4, 1930
Here’s a bit of Hollywood history in the making. What we’re seeing here is the opening of the Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard on June 4, 1930. The crowds gathered six bodies deep are there to see “The Floradora Girl,” … Continue reading
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Premiere of “Show Boat” at the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, 1936
Thank goodness Life magazine was on hand to record so many wonderful moments. In this shot, I almost feel like we’re part of the crowd gathered across Hollywood Boulevard from the Pantages Theatre as Universal Pictures hold a whiz-bang premiere … Continue reading
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The 30th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd, March 26, 1958
This Life magazine photo captures all the excitement for the 30th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theater on Hollywood Blvd on March 26, 1958 — the year that The Bridge on the River Kwai won big. And judging by the … Continue reading
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Hollywood Boulevard at night during Christmas, circa 1950
The third in my triptych of Hollywood Boulevard during the holidays photos shows us the view looking west past the Pantages Theater from the Argyle Avenue corner where the Vallera Italian Kitchen restaurant stood. In this shot, it looks like … Continue reading
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VJ Day on Hollywood Boulevard, August 14, 1945
I have a number of dates ready to plug into that time machine and this day would be one of them. In this photo, we’re seeing VJ Day – the day victory over Japan was declared, thus ending WWII. It … Continue reading
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Movie stars in the Frolic Room, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, California
I’ve passed the Frolic Room on Hollywood Blvd a million times en route to see a show at the Pantages Theater, but I’ve never gone inside. Had I known the place featured marvelous murals like this, I’d have ventured inside … Continue reading
Mayor Fletcher Bowron and his wife drive past the Pantages Theater, Hollywood Blvd, 1949
Fletcher Bowron was the mayor of Los Angeles from 1938 to 1953. I guess he’s in some parade down Hollywood Boulevard (probably the Christmas parade?) but to me, that’s the least interesting part of this photo. Check out that car! … Continue reading
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Interior of Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.
I thought I’d post this for the benefit of the people who follow this page, but who don’t or haven’t lived in LA and been able to experience the glory of the Pantages Theatre for themselves. From this photo, you … Continue reading
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