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Hollywood Public Library being moved from 6357 Hollywood Blvd to 1623 Ivar Ave, Hollywood, 1940
In 1940, it was decided that the Hollywood Public Library should be moved from its current location at 6357 Hollywood Blvd to 1623 Ivar Ave—so they picked it up and moved it! It looks so stripped down that I have … Continue reading
Looking north up Spring St to the Second St corner toward the Hotel Hollenbeck, downtown Los Angeles, circa late 1800s
In this circa late 1800s photo, we’re looking north up a busy Spring St to the Second St corner. That building near the center of the photo with the turrets was the Hotel Hollenbeck, which was one of L.A.’s better-known … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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View looking north across Hollywood toward Hollywood and Vine and the Hollywood sign, 1966
This rare color view taken in 1966 (from what I assume was the top of the skyscraper at Sunset & Vine) affords us a bird’s-eye view of the Hollywood & Vine intersection with the Plaza Hotel (note their sign is … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Sign, Hotels, Stores and Shopping
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Zeiss Telescope parked on Vine Street, Hollywood, 1936
I’m not sure why a Zeiss Telescope (“World’s Largest Portable”) is attached to this Ford (with what looks like a steel plate bolted to the roof) and parked on the west side of Vine Street in Hollywood (the building in … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave at dust, Hollywood, circa 1950s
To my way of thinking, this view looking north up Vine St from Selma Ave is one of those quintessential Hollywood vistas that I never tire of. Especially when taken at dusk and we can see the lights of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Night photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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Looking south at Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave as a Red Car heads north toward Cahuenga Pass and the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, circa 1950
The photographer who took this shot in around 1950 was standing at the corner of Hollywood Blvd and Highland Ave with the Hollywood Hotel behind him. That Red Car was heading north into the Cahuenga Pass en route to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cahuenga Pass, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants, San Fernando Valley, Stores and Shopping, Streetcars
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Broadway-Spring Arcade, 541 S. Spring St, downtown Los Angeles, 1953
A visit to the Broadway-Spring Arcade at 541 S. Spring St in downtown Los Angeles in 1953 almost provided you with one-stop shopping. You could pick up clothes at Richards, shoes at Thom McAn, have some waffles at Dixie, then … Continue reading
Big Red Piano in front of the California Piano Supply Co, 2251 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1930
When a chiropractor named Dr. Ashley Manning opened the California Piano Supply Co. at 2251 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles in 1927, he knew that he’d need to do something bold if he was going to attract customers into his store, … Continue reading
Two hip chicks pose in front of a 1955 Chevy in a parking lot south of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1956
I don’t know who these cool chicks were, or whose 1955 Chevy 210 sedan this was, but I love the hip mid-50s vibe of this colorful photo. In the top right corner we can see the roof of Grauman’s Chinese … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Hotels, Stores and Shopping, Theaters
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Cosmo St, Hollywood, December 1953
My last vintage L.A. Christmas photo for 2021 was taken in December 1953 looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Cosmo St in Hollywood. The electrified decorative trees along Hollywood Blvd during that time were painted white—I’m assuming to mimic … Continue reading