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Corner of Sunset and Vine, Hollywood with KNBH television studio, circa late 1940s
The Hollywood and Vine corner is the one with the legendary reputation, but for my money, it’s the Sunset and Vine intersection that hold endless fascination for me. Take this circa late 1940s photo for example: We can see Tom … Continue reading
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NBC studios at Sunset Blvd and Vine Street, Hollywood, 1948
If I lived in LA in the 1940s, I think I’d want to live within walking distance of Vine Street between Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd. It seemed to have it all: Tom Breneman’s restaurant, Wallichs Music City, the Brown … Continue reading
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Parking lot directly across from CBS Columbia Square radio headquarters, 6121 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
The NBC radio studios on the Sunset & Vine corner get a lot of love—mainly because it was an iconic building that so many people took photos of. But a couple of blocks down Sunset, CBS had their radio headquarters … Continue reading
corner of Wilcox and Selma Avenues looking north toward Hollywood Boulevard, 1937
Here’s a real Angeleno film noir sort of night for you. This is 1937 and we’re near the corner of Wilcox and Selma Avenues looking north toward Hollywood Boulevard. We can see the Hotel Mark Twain, the Warner Brothers’ Hollywood … Continue reading
CBS Columbia Square radio studios at 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood
The NBC radio studios on the corner of Sunset and Vine get the lion’s share of photographer’s love, but I think it’s time to give CBS its due. A couple of blocks east of NBC at 6121 Sunset Boulevard was … Continue reading
American Broadcast Company radio station, Vine Street in Hollywood, 1952
This wonderful color shot from 1952 is of the American Broadcast Company (ABC, aka radio station KECA) on Vine Street in Hollywood, a little south of the Hollywood and Vine corner. On the far right we can see the sign … Continue reading