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Color shot of the Cinerama Dome at dusk, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1963
In a city filled with crazy architecture, a simple dome-shaped theater managed to stand out. The Cinerama Dome was built in 1963 and opened on November 2 with the star-studded “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” I don’t know … Continue reading
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A combination Thrifty pharmacy and A&P grocery store on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Hollywood, circa early 1940s
This cleanly streamlined Art Deco building on the southwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Fairfax Ave in Hollywood reminds me of yesterday’s photo of Beverly Buick. It housed an unusual combination – a Thrifty pharmacy and an A&P grocery store. … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood, 1965
In this photo, we’re looking west along Sunset Blvd toward Vine Street, Hollywood. For years that photo was dominated by the NBC radio studios, but they were torn down in 1964. This photo was taken in 1965, and we can … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, NBC Radio / Television, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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The listing for the Garden of Allah Hotel in the Los Angeles Extended Area telephone directory for March 1937
I was recently gifted with four Los Angeles telephone books from the 1930s and ’40s. Naturally, the first thing I looked up was the Garden of Allah Hotel, where my Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels are set. And there it … Continue reading
Looking at the southeast corner of the Garden of Allah Hotel at Sunset Blvd and Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, circa late 1950s
The Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd at the gateway to the Sunset Strip was open from 1927 to 1959. During those years, it underwent a succession of management teams. At some point in the 1950s, one of those … Continue reading
Aerial photo looking south along Western Ave from Sunset Blvd at the William Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1918
In this aerial shot, we’re looking south along Western Ave. The cross street near the bottom of the photo is Sunset Blvd, which means that block with the long buildings is the William Fox movie studios. They were built in … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th Century-Fox, Aerial photographs, Movie Studios, Sunset Blvd
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Interior shot of a very crowded Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948
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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Tagged Restaurants, Schwab's Pharmacy, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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Color photo of mid-1930s automobiles parked out front of Hollywood High School on Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
Judging from the clothes on the people outside Sunset Blvd entrance to Hollywood High School (I’m looking at you, Mr. Brown Suit And Matching Hat in the lower left corner), I’m estimating that this photo was taken in the 1950s. … Continue reading
Looking east along Sunset Boulevard from Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, 1902
In this photo we’re looking east along Sunset Blvd from Fairfax Ave. It looks like the city is in the process of turning Sunset from a dirt path into a sealed road. And it’s a good thing, too, because this … Continue reading
Night shot of Tiny Naylors drive-in restaurant at the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1949
There’s just something about night shots with all those shadows, especially at drive-in restaurants where the bright lights bounce off the polished paint jobs on the cars. Tiny Naylors was a very popular place that stood at the northwest corner … Continue reading