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Aerial shot of the NBC Studios at Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, circa mid 1950s
Nearly all shots of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood focus on the NBC radio (and later television) studios on the northeast corner. But this aerial shot shows us how big those studios were. They covered the whole block … Continue reading
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Rear view of the set for D.W. Griffith’s “Intolerance” at Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa mid 1910s
I’m glad that someone thought to take a shot of the back of the 300-foot set that D.W. Griffith built at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd in Los Feliz for his colossus of a movie, “Intolerance.” (1916) … Continue reading
Northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine Street where Wallichs Music City stands with Capitol Records is on the 2nd floor, Hollywood, 1946
In this shot from 1946, we’re looking at Wallichs Music City, the music store that stood on the NW corner of Sunset and Vine from 1940 to 1978. It was one of the first music stores to put record albums … Continue reading
Haverfield Drugstore, northeast corner of Sunset and Laurel Canyon Blvds, West Hollywood, 1928
This 1928 shot of the Haverfield Drugstore at the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Laurel Canyon Blvd reminds us how gorgeous some of the buildings scattered throughout Los Angeles were. Look at all that sumptuous detailing. I especially love … Continue reading
Sunset Blvd where it bends to the left at around Cory Ave, West Hollywood. Still taken from “Suspense” (1913)
This still from a 10-minute sort called “Suspense” (directed by Lois Weber, Universal Studios, 1913) affords us a glimpse of what Sunset Boulevard looked like in the early days when West Hollywood was still called Sherman. That car is on … Continue reading
Stores along Sunset Blvd. just off of San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, early to mid 1930s
As far as I can tell, this shot of a line of stores in the West Hollywood stretch of Sunset Blvd near San Vicente Blvd was taken in the early to mid 1930s, back when developers built stores with more … Continue reading
Nighttime view looking west up the Sunset Strip from the Sunset Tower, West Hollywood, circa 1957
This photo from Life magazine give us a rare bird’s-eye view of the Sunset Strip at night. This was taken circa 1957 from the roof of the Sunset Tower at 8358 Sunset Blvd (back when it was an apartment building; … Continue reading
Southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
This chap is standing (rather awkwardly, it seems to me) on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Western Ave some time in the early 1950s, if those cars behind him are anything to go by. (The city of Los … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Garden of Allah Hotel, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
A previously unseen (by me, at least) photo of the Garden of Allah Hotel is always cause of excitement around these here parts. (My thanks to Jerry for sending me this one.) It’s odd that there is neither a car … Continue reading
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9100 block of the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, circa mid 1930s
Judging from that white-topped 1935 Ford convertible in the foreground, I’m going to say that this shot of the Sunset Plaza section of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood is mid 1930s. I haven’t been able to identify exactly where … Continue reading