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Hollywood Theatre, Hollywood Book Store, See’s Candies, and Italian Kitchen, 6764 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa April 1942
I love seeing photos of when Hollywood Blvd was more of a neighborhood shopping street. Here in one shot we can see a whole afternoon and evening’s entertainment. First I’d go to See’s Candies to pick up some chocolates to … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from the Huntington Hartford Theatre, Hollywood, 1955
This photo was taken on a clear, sunny L.A. day looking north up Vine Street toward the Hollywood and Vine corner from Huntington Hartford Theatre (now The Montalbán) in 1955. I’m so glad that this shot is in color because … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Restaurants, Theaters
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Simon’s drive-in restaurant at Wilshire Blvd and Hoover St, across from Lafayette Park, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
As far as Los Angeles parks go, MacArthur Park tends to hog the limelight (mainly because someone left the cake out in the rain, if you catch my meaning.) However, four blocks west of it, is a smaller, less-known Lafayette … Continue reading
A strange, huge box sits atop the Jade Café at the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Cherokee Ave, Hollywood, 1937
This 1937 shot of the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd and Cherokee Ave, Hollywood would be a fairly normal photo of a 1930s Hollywood street: the Jade Café, a United Airlines ticket office, Bradley’s Five and Ten (which, incidentally, wasn’t … Continue reading
Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1945
I always get a kick out of finding a photo of Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd that I’ve never seen before. This one is dated 1945. Past the palm tree on the right was the Garden of Allah Hotel. If … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, 1928
In this 1928 photo, we’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Las Palmas Ave. I don’t often get to say this, but much of what we can see here is still with us. Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre (even the vertical … Continue reading
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Looking least along Wilshire Blvd from La Cienega Blvd toward the Fox Wilshire Theatre, Los Angles, 1933
In this photo from 1933, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from La Cienega Blvd. That theater was the Fox Wilshire, which opened in 1930 with the premiere of Marx Brothers’ “Animal Crackers” and over the next few decades was … Continue reading
Clifton’s Pacific Sea’s cafeteria, 618 S. Olive St, downtown Los Angeles, 1960
Clifton’s was a mini chain of cafeterias that opened in Los Angeles in 1931 at the depth of the Depression. At first glance it might seem that opening a restaurant at a time when people could barely afford to feed … Continue reading
Southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd showing Schwab’s Pharmacy and Googie’s coffee shop, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
This vibrant color shot shows us one of the more famous corners in Los Angeles: Sunset and Crescent Heights, where two well-known coffee shops stood side by side: Googie’s and Schwab’s. Googie’s opened in 1949, giving a name to the … Continue reading
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Removing the Brown Derby sign from the Vine Street restaurant, Hollywood, 1985
I don’t usually post photos from the 1980s, but this one was an exception. It was taken in 1985, when the neon sign was removed from the Brown Derby on Vine Street in Hollywood. It’s a rare opportunity to see … Continue reading