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The Hollywood Palladium at night, 6215 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1946
There’s something about a well-framed night shot that reeks with atmosphere, isn’t there? This is the Hollywood Palladium nightclub at 6215 Sunset Blvd in 1946. The draw that week was Buddy Rich, a virtuoso jazz drummer who led his own … Continue reading
A Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbor is shown to the public out front of CBS Columbia Square studios, 6121 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1943
This must have been a sight to see: a Japanese submarine captured at Pearl Harbor. I don’t know why it was set up out front of CBS Columbia Square studios at 6121 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood in 1943, but I … Continue reading
Southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd showing Schwab’s Pharmacy and Googie’s coffee shop, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
This vibrant color shot shows us one of the more famous corners in Los Angeles: Sunset and Crescent Heights, where two well-known coffee shops stood side by side: Googie’s and Schwab’s. Googie’s opened in 1949, giving a name to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Googie's coffee shop, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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The Norma Desmond mansion from “Sunset Boulevard” being demolished, 641 S. Irving Blvd, Los Angeles, 1957
The mansion that once stood at 641 S. Irving Blvd, Los Angeles was originally known as the William O. Jenkins House. It was also home to one J. Paul Getty’s ex-wives. But you and I know it as Norma Desmond’s … Continue reading
The Hollywood Palladium under construction at Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, August 15, 1940
Here we have a central piece of L.A.’s social life under construction: the Hollywood Palladium dance hall at 6215 Sunset Blvd. Built by L.A. Times publisher, Norman Chandler on the site where Paramount Pictures once stood, the place featured a … Continue reading
Tobey’s Drug Store, 9101 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa 1949
Tobey’s Drug Store, at the northwest corner of Doheny Drive and the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, photographed here in around 1949, had all the trappings of its era: prescriptions filled, a soda fountain, liquor for sale, and of course … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street from just south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
Dusk settles over Hollywood in time for the neon lights along Vine Street to flicker on: Wallichs Music City, Capitol Records, Coffee Dan’s, ABC Studios, Santa Fe Railway, Plaza Hotel, The Broadway department store, Brown Derby restaurant, and NBC Studios. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, NBC Radio / Television, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd, Trains and Railways
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TWA Intercontinental airline ticket office on the northwest corner Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, circa mid to late 1940s
Until I came across this photo, I’d kind of forgotten that Howard Hughes’ Trans World Airlines even existed. Here we see a TWA ticket office on the northwest corner Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave, just down the block from … Continue reading
Aerial photograph showing the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1964
I found this photo so sad I almost didn’t post it. But for good or bad, it’s all a part of Los Angeles history. What we’re looking at is the demolition of the NBC radio and television studios on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Hollywood, NBC Radio / Television, Radio, Sunset Blvd, Television
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Genuine vintage ashtray from the Garden of Allah Hotel, 8152 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood (1927 to 1959)
My thanks to Spenser G., who sent me these photos.