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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, 1925
In this 1925 photo, we’re reminded how tranquil Hollywood Blvd was back then. We’re looking west from La Palmas Ave, with the Paulais Café on the southwest corner, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre next door (opened 1922) and the Hotel Christie (also … Continue reading
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Collection of photographs of the Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd at Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
When people think of the Brown Derby restaurant, they usually think of the original one, shaped like an actual brown derby hat, or the one on Vine Street in Hollywood, which attracted a A-list Hollywood crowd. But there was also … Continue reading
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Collection of photographs of Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles
In 1932, the Schwab brothers (Bernard, Leon, and Martin) opened a second pharmacy at 8032 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. Their first was in downtown Los Angeles on 6th Street, with subsequent locations at 6255 Hollywood Blvd, 430 N. Roxbury Dr, … Continue reading
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Marchetti’s Restaurant at the southwest corner of Western Ave and Fifth St, Los Angeles, circa 1930
Another entry into the “They Sure Don’t Make ’Em Like That Any More” file is Marchetti’s Restaurant at the southwest corner of Western Ave and Fifth St. This photo is circa 1930, back when they took some care to create … Continue reading
Sign for Hody’s coffee shop on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine with Capitol Records building in background, Hollywood, circa 1960s
Not long after I posted a photo of a Hody’s restaurant in Long Beach a couple of days ago, I came across this photo of the Hody’s on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine with the Capitol Records building … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Records building, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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Hody’s restaurant at night, Pacific Coast Highway at Anaheim Rd and Clark Ave, Long Beach, California
I don’t have a date for this night shot of Hody’s restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, but in a way it doesn’t really matter. It has a mid-century timelessness about it, don’t you think? Hody’s was a … Continue reading
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Montmartre Café, 6753 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1924
Montmartre Café, at 6753 Hollywood Blvd, half a block east of the Hollywood Hotel was tucked away on the second floor but is credited with sparking Hollywood nightlife. Opening in December 1922, the Montmartre was Hollywood’s first nightclub and quickly … Continue reading
Don the Beachcomber, 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood, 1955.jpg
For 50 years (1937 to 1987) Don the Beachcomber was a great place to go in Los Angeles for a Polynesian-South seas experience. When it opened in the 1930s (first in 1933 in a Hollywood hotel then in 1937 to … Continue reading
Looking south down Vine St from Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1951
It’s kind of funny that someone should caption this photo “World Famous Hollywood and Vine Hollywood California” when the photographer had his back to the intersection so you can’t even see it! Still, it does give us a closer view … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Color photo of Tom Breneman’s Hollywood Restaurant, 1525 N. Vine St, Hollywood, 1948
In this 1948 photo we’re looking south-ish on the western side of Vine Street in Hollywood at Tom Breneman’s Hollywood Restaurant which stood at 1525 N. Vine. It was where he broadcast his popular morning radio show between from 1941 … Continue reading