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Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Pandora’s Box nightclub/coffee house at Laurel Canyon Blvd, West Hollywood, 1967

Posted on September 1, 2024 by

In this photo we’re looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Crescent Heights Blvd, which is the eastern end of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. It was taken in 1967, and that striped building was Pandora’s Box, a nightclub and … Continue reading →

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Looking east along Sunset Blvd from Crescent Heights Blvd toward Googie’s Coffee Shop and behind it Schwab’s Pharmacy, 1954

Posted on February 26, 2024 by

The photographer who took this photo was facing east on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd in 1954, looking at two places that took on legendary status in Los Angeles. At the rear is Schwab’s Pharmacy … Continue reading →

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Color photo of Schwab’s restaurant, 9201 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa mid 1960s

Posted on November 18, 2023 by

Because the Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8024 Sunset Blvd near Crescent Heights received all the attention and notoriety, it can be easy to forget that there were at least five other Schwab’s locations that I’ve been able to identify. And now … Continue reading →

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Looking at Schwab’s Pharmacy from across Vine St near the northeast corner of Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa early 1950s

Posted on September 23, 2023 by

It amazes me that I could be today years old when I learned that a branch of LA’s most famous pharmacy (Schwab’s) once stood next to LA’s most famous intersection (Hollywood and Vine) and I’ve never noticed it until I … Continue reading →

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Interior shot of a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1945

Posted on September 1, 2023 by

When someone recently sent me this interior shot of Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd, they asked me if I thought that was Dick Haymes with his hands on Sidney Skolsky’s shoulders at the center of photo. I don’t know if … Continue reading →

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Crowds gather at night outside Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1950

Posted on April 24, 2023 by

I’d love to know what was going on that night in 1950 when this photo was taken outside Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8024 Sunset Blvd. Was something momentous happening along the boulevard to draw the crowds out of Schwab’s? Or had … Continue reading →

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Interior shot of a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948

Posted on May 19, 2022 by

Yesterday, someone sent me this Life magazine photo taken in 1948 from inside a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd and asked it was always like this. Never having been to Schwab’s myself, it’s hard for me to say. … Continue reading →

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Googie’s coffee shop under construction next to Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8100 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, 1949

Posted on October 3, 2021 by

In this shot from 1949, we’re seeing Googie’s coffee shop under construction next to Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8100 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood. Although I’ve seen photos of Googie’s before, viewing it from this front-on angle, it strikes me how … Continue reading →

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Collection of photographs of Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles

Posted on July 9, 2021 by

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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Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1945

Posted on April 4, 2021 by

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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