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The Zephyr Room at the Chapman Park Hotel on the northwest corner of Alexandria Ave and Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1947
Across Wilshire Blvd from the Ambassador Hotel and across Alexandria Ave from the original Brown Derby was the Chapman Park Hotel, which stood on the northwest corner from 1936 to late 1960s on a 5-acre site with a tower and … Continue reading
The NBC studio at 5515 Melrose Avenue near the northeast corner of Gower St, Hollywood, opened on December 25, 1935
Before NBC opened its famous at the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood, its home was in this building at 5515 Melrose Ave, near Gower St and Paramount Studios. It opened on Wednesday December 25, 1935, … Continue reading
The tower of KFAC radio station lit up at night, 3457 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid 1930s
In the mid 1930s, radio station KFAC started broadcasting classical music from a building at 3457 Wilshire Blvd that once housed the showroom for Auburn and Cord automobiles. This rather spectacular photo showing how the radio towers were lit up … Continue reading
A Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbor is shown to the public out front of CBS Columbia Square studios, 6121 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1943
This must have been a sight to see: a Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbor. I don’t know why it was set up out front of CBS Columbia Square studios at 6121 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood in 1943, but I … Continue reading
Tom Breneman’s restaurant, 1525 N. Vine St, Hollywood, circa mid 1940s
During the 1940s, one of the most popular radio shows was “Breakfast in Hollywood” hosted by Tom Breneman, who ran an eponymous restaurant at 1525 N. Vine St., Hollywood. The show ran from 1941 to 1948 on three different radio … Continue reading
CBS Radio Playhouse, home to Lux Radio Theatre, at 1615 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, 1941
In the heyday of radio, one of the more enduring shows was the Lux Radio Theatre, which featured one-hour versions of films, often starring the original actors. The show ran from 1934 to 1955, first in New York but in … Continue reading
Aerial photograph showing the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1964
I found this photo so sad I almost didn’t post it. But for good or bad, it’s all a part of Los Angeles history. What we’re looking at is the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the … Continue reading
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Hollywood Storage Co. building, 1025 N. Highland Ave, Hollywood, November, 1929
If this photo is anything to go by, even in Los Angeles in the 1920s, despite all that empty land, storage space was already an issue. This is the Hollywood Storage Co. building at 1025 N. Highland Ave, in Hollywood. … Continue reading
CBS Columbia Square radio studios, 6121 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1955
The NBC radio (and later television) studios got the lion’s share of attention from photographers, but two blocks east along Sunset Blvd were CBS’s facilities. Known as ‘Columbia Square’ it opened in 1938. Judging by those nifty cars parked out … Continue reading
Aerial shot of the NBC Studios at Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, circa mid 1950s
Nearly all shots of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood focus on the NBC radio (and later television) studios on the northeast corner. But this aerial shot shows us how big those studios were. They covered the whole block … Continue reading
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