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Warner Brothers Studios entrance, Olive Ave, Burbank, California – circa early 1930s versus 2016
Here we have a “then and now” comparison of the main entrance to Warner Brothers studios on Olive Ave in Burbank. The top photo was taken in the early 1930s and the bottom one in 2016. Apart from the huge … Continue reading
Bob’s Big Boy drive-in restaurant, Burbank, California, 1940
Here we have Bob’s Big Boy drive-in restaurant in Burbank in 1940. Bob’s is still there but it doesn’t look like this, and it certainly doesn’t have wait staff running around in cowboy boots. Oh boy, the feet of those … Continue reading
Universal International Studios billboards on Lankershim Blvd, Universal City, June 1961
June 1961 was the start of a big summer for Universal Studios. Although it had opened in October 1960, “Spartacus” was still big enough to warrant double billboard space outside their studios on Lankershim Blvd in Universal City. Kirk Douglas … Continue reading
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Hollywoodland sign on Mt Lee, December 13, 1948
This photo of the Hollywoodland sign on Mt. Lee with the lights of the San Fernando Valley twinkling behind it is dated December 13, 1948. Within months, the “LAND” portion of the sign was removed leaving the “HOLLYWOOD” sign as … Continue reading
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French village built at RKO’s Encino Ranch around 1939 for the studio’s version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” – circa 1954
It’s amazing what movie studios will construct for a movie. This is the French village built at RKO’s Encino Ranch around 1939 for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” This photo was taken 15 years later in 1954 and it still … Continue reading
Entrance to Universal Studios, the City of Wonders and Capital of the Film World, Universal City, California, circa 1917
Universal Studios head Carl Laemmle sure knew the value of promotion. When he opened his studios in the San Fernando Valley in 1915, it wasn’t just a studio, but a city! And it wasn’t just any city, it was a … Continue reading
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Bob’s Big Boy restaurant, Riverside Drive, Burbank, California, 1960
Bob’s Big Boy restaurant is a chain that started in Glendale in 1936. The one pictured here is in Toluca Lake near Warner Bros. and Universal Studios, and was #6 in the chain. Now the oldest in the chain, it … Continue reading
Van Nuys, California, 1910
Given the endless oceans of urban sprawl that is now the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, it’s hard to imagine that it ever looked like this. Here we have a photo of Van Nuys taken in 1910 just … Continue reading
Universal Studios, Universal City, California, circa mid 1910s
Isn’t it amazing what a difference a century can make? I’m kidding, of course, but if you’ve ever been to Universal Studios in Universal City on the north side of the Hollywood hills, you’ll probably have noticed that there’s now … Continue reading
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1313 Mockingbird Lane – the home of TV’s The Munsters, Universal Studios, 1963
Here we have an aerial view of one of the most famous TV homes from the 1960s. We know it as 1313 Mockingbird Lane – the home The Munsters, which was on the Universal Studios back lot. You’d think it … Continue reading