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Night shot of the Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, 1939
This gleaming gorgeous tribute to glory of neon is the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood in 1939, not long after it opened (December 28, 1938) as “the largest legitimate theater in the world.” Night after night … Continue reading
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Art-Deco facade of Al Levy’s Grill, 617 S. Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1930s
My favorite sort of sign is when the lighting is placed behind the letters as it is here at Al Levy’s Grill, which was at 617 S. Spring Street, downtown Los Angeles during the 1930s and 40s. This shot is … Continue reading
Brown Derby and Satyr Book Shop, Vine Street, Hollywood
Most photographs of the Vine Street Brown Derby usually focus on the restaurant itself. Less frequently do we see the rest of the building to the south as we can in this shot, which also gives us a view of … Continue reading
Pirates’ Den, 335 N. La Brea Ave, Hollywood – “The most unique rendezvous in the whole cock-eyed world”
Rusty Werth recently sent me this scan of a souvenir photo cover she got from her mother when her father took her there on a date. The place was called the Pirates’ Den and was on La Brea Ave in … Continue reading
The Egyptian Theatre and the original Pig N Whistle, Hollywood Blvd, 1942
Whenever I see vintage photos of the Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, the façade always seems to change. In this shot, the box office is right there at the front almost on the sidewalk. Above it are posters of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Stars, Restaurants, Theaters, WWII
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd at Highland Ave, 1936
Here we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd at the Highland Ave corner in 1936. We can tell the year from the movie poster hanging in front of the Hollywood Theatre (which is now Ripley’s Believe It or Not) on the … Continue reading
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Women gathered outside the Brown Derby, Vine Street, Hollywood, July 24, 1933
A whole thicket of women was gathered outside the Brown Derby, Vine Street, Hollywood, on this day in 1933. I’m thinking either some sort of women’s auxiliary were having a meeting or word on the street got out that that … Continue reading
Brown Derby Restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1967 (Kodachrome)
I usually restrict the vintage photos I post to the period that the Garden of Allah Hotel was open (1927 to 1959) but even though this shot of original Brown Derby at 3377 Wilshire was taken in the late 1960s, … Continue reading
Corner Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, circa 1946.
It looks like it was a busy day at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Judging by the civilian Jeep underneath the news headlines light wrapped around the corner of the Taft building, this photo was probably taken around 1946 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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The 600 block of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1928
I love casual “slice-of-life” photos like these because someone thought to capture a moment of what was a regular old day in (circa) 1928. But to us in 2018 it shows us a bunch of things that are no longer … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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