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Cinerama Dome Theatre under construction, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1963
In July of 1963, Pacific Theatees announced the construction of the Cinerama Dome, a huge dome-shaped theater at 6360 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, that would showcase Cinerama’s new 70mm single-strip motion picture presentation. (Before then, Cinerama movies were shown using a … Continue reading
Crossroads of the World and the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, 6657 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 1967
The Crossroads of the World outdoor mall at 6657 W. Sunset Blvd (opened October 1936) is so unusual that it usually hogs the focus of most photographers’ attention. But right next door is a lovely church, the Church of the … Continue reading
The former Ciro’s nightclub now known as It’s Boss, 8433 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, 1967
My focus on vintage Los Angeles peters out at the end of the 1950s, the twilight years of the studio system era. And so it came as a surprise (to me, at least) to learn that Ciro’s, which from 1940 … Continue reading
Aerial view of Warner Bros West Coast Studios at 5800 Sunset Blvd at Van Ness, Hollywood
Here we have a bird’s-eye view the Warner Bros. studio at 5800 Sunset Blvd in Hollywood where they filmed their game-changing “The Jazz Singer.” I’ve only ever seen photos of these studios from ground level, and always of the classic-style … Continue reading
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A night shot of “Jack’s On the Strip” burger joint, 8806 Sunset Blvd where Tower Records would later be, West Hollywood, circa 1950s
When Tower Records opened on the 8800 block of Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip in 1971, it became an instant landmark that the Guinness Book of World Records recognized as the “largest record store in the world.” What was … Continue reading
Frank Sennes’ Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
In 1953, the nightclub formally known as the Earl Carroll Theater got a makeover when Frank Sennes reopened it as the Moulin Rouge at 6230 Sunset Blvd and presented Las Vegas style shows. Sennes smartly kept the huge, iconic neon … Continue reading
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Family snapshot outside Mocambo nightclub, 8588 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood (undated)
And from the Just Someone’s Family Snapshot Album, comes this bunch (Dad, Mom, little Betty, and the widowed mother-in-law) who were (I’m totally guessing) on vacation in Los Angeles and asked a passer-by to take their photo outside one of … Continue reading
Interior shot of Cafe Trocadero, 8610 Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, 1937
It’s not every day we get a peek inside one of the big Sunset Strip nightclubs during Hollywood’s heyday, and this was one of the first. It’s the Café Trocadero, a swanky, black-tie, French inspired nightclub opened on September 18, … Continue reading
Looking west along a pepper-tree-lined, unpaved Sunset Blvd near Curzon Ave, Hollywood, 1900
These days, Sunset Blvd is one of the longest, most crowded, and most famous thoroughfares in Los Angeles, so it’s quite a contrast to see this photo from 1900, when Sunset Blvd was an empty, unpaved street lined with pepper … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the looking south across the Famous Players-Lasky Studios at Sunset Blvd and Vine S, Hollywood, 1918
Back in Hollywood’s heyday, one of the most well-known landmarks was the NBC radio (and later television) studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, which opened in 1938. But on the site once stood the Famous … Continue reading