Tag Archives: Sunset Blvd
Ciro’s branded bottle of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Following on from yesterday’s post of the Hollywood Heritage Museum exhibit – OUT WITH THE STARS – I was sent these photos by Mark M. who wrote to tell me that when his father got out of the service he … Continue reading
Color photo of CBS radio studios, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
About a week ago, I posted a color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd past the NBC studios toward Vine St. This photo is of NBC’s neighbor a few blocks east: CBS radio studios (aka Columbia Square) which opened in … Continue reading
A woman plays traffic cop, possibly at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave, near Hollywood High, Hollywood, 1927
I have no information about this photo other than it was taken in 1927. Al D., who sent it to me, thinks these two are standing at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Highland Ave in Hollywood, and that’s Hollywood … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
One of the most photographed buildings in Hollywood was the NBC Studios on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. And with good reason, too. It was a prime example of Streamline Moderne architecture on a prominent corner. … Continue reading
Color photo of a Southern Pacific truck transporting Chevrolets stops at Sunset Blvd and El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, circa early 1950s
This is the sort of photo I’m always thankful for that someone with a camera thought to take a snap of what was happening in front of them. On this day, the photographer was standing on Sunset Blvd, across the … Continue reading
Night shot looking along the Hollywood Freeway at the original exit sign for Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1955
In yesterday’s photo, I highlighted three lonely looking shrubs in a planter along the stretch of the Hollywood Freeway that ran past Vine St and the Capitol Records building. Later, David G. sent me this photo taken around the same … Continue reading
Color photo of the Cinerama Dome building site, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa August 1963
This photo show us how quickly the Cinerama Dome was built. It opened at 6360 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood on November 7, 1963, however this photo was taken a scant 15 weeks before the opening, which dates this photo at … Continue reading
Color photo of the NBC radio studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa WWII
In this circa WWII color photo, we’re looking east across Vine St to the NBC radio studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood. I’m guessing it was taken around WWII because of those sailors … Continue reading
Looking south along N. Beachwood Drive at what used to be the Western Pictures Corporation, later Columbia Pictures, Hollywood, 1934
These days, what is known as the Sunset-Gower studios used to be home to Columbia Pictures. But back when this photo was taken in 1934, Columbia hadn’t yet swallowed up all the shooting stages between Gower St and Beachwood Drive. … Continue reading
Sunset Cashis King Market, 6000 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1933
You’ve got to love a grocery store with a pun in its name. This place was called the Sunset Cashis King Market – Cash Is King, get it? This place opened in the summer of 1933 at 6000 Sunset Blvd … Continue reading