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Interior Of Ciro’s nightclub, West Hollywood, 1950
Interior shots of nightclubs are surprisingly rare. When the celebrity crowd went out, they wanted to be able to let their hair down—i.e. get a bit tipsy without having to worry if some photographer was going to capture them at … Continue reading
Googie’s Coffee Shop at Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights, West Hollywood
Here’s a pocket of LA history I wish I hadn’t missed out on: the corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights at the time when the southeast corner was home to both Schwab’s pharmacy and the Googie’s Coffee Shop whose … Continue reading
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Traffic jam at Hollywood and Vine, 1956
As much as we all hate sitting in traffic, some how I wouldn’t mind so much being caught up in rush hour at Hollywood and Vine if it was 1956—especially in that neat little convertible just ahead. On the right … Continue reading
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Brown Derby restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood, circa late 1940s
With all the photos of the Hollywood Brown Derby I’ve seen, it’s actually quite rare to see one that takes in the whole building. We can see there was actually parts to it – the restaurant, the Bamboo Room, the … Continue reading
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, circa 1930
In this circa 1930 view of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, we can see how undeveloped the land was around it. Lost of wide-open spaces and places to park. I’d say this was the view from Beverly Drive from which you … Continue reading
Interior shot of the Hollywood Brown Derby
What I love about this shot of the interior of the Vine Street Brown Derby from Life magazine is that it’s completely unstaged. It shows the hubbub of waiters bustling around the restaurant, tending to well-dressed patrons huddled in booth, … Continue reading
Corner Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, December 1932
Here, we’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from the corner of La Brea Ave in December 1932. Pretty much the only thing still standing in this photo is the Dominguez Building which used to house the Myer Siegel & Co. … Continue reading
Color evening view looking north on Vine Street from Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, 1950s
I know I’ve posted shots like this before, of the view up Vine Street from the NBC studios on the Sunset Boulevard corner. Maybe it’s the color, maybe it’s the night view with all the neon, but this one seemed … Continue reading
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Tom Breneman’s restaurant, Vine St, Hollywood, 1948
My novel – Twisted Boulevard – opens in February 1948, so how funny / coincidental / synchronistic that this morning I should come across this northward-looking view of Vine Street, Hollywood from 1948. Tom Breneman was the popular host of … Continue reading