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Color photo looking across Vine St from Selma Ave toward the American Broadcasting Co’s studios, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
The photographer who took this color photo was standing on Selma Ave and looking west across Vine St in Hollywood to two landmark buildings during the circa mid-1950s: the American Broadcasting Co’s studios, which by then would have been making … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine St past Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1950s
Most photos I find are looking north up Vine St in Hollywood are taken standing at Sunset Blvd, so it’s nice to see this circa early 1950s one taken little farther south down the block. Not only can we see … Continue reading
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Tagged NBC Radio / Television, Radio, Restaurants, Sunset Blvd, Television
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Color photo of Louis Armstrong in rehearsal at the Hollywood Bowl, 1954
The people in the front seating of the Hollywood Bowl were in for a treat on this day in 1954. On stage is Louis Armstrong rehearsing for a live telecast of “The Colgate Comedy Hour” on NBC. He performed an … Continue reading
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Aerial photo of the new NBC television studios with stored Hollywood Blvd Christmas trees, Burbank, California, 1953
Many people (including me!) have enjoyed the photos I’ve posted recently (HERE and HERE) showing the huge metal Christmas trees that used to decorate Hollywood Blvd during the holiday season. Those photos beg the question of where those trees were … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Burbank, Christmas, NBC Radio / Television, San Fernando Valley, Television
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Color photo looking north up Vine St at the NBC studios at Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I love this off-the-cuff photo taken from inside a car driving north up Vine St as it approaches Sunset Blvd. We can glimpse what it was like to be driving around Hollywood on a regular day with regular people going … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, NBC Radio / Television, Restaurants, Sunset Blvd, Television
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NBC’s KNBH television studios on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950
I don’t know if this photo of NBC’s KNBH television studios at Sunset and Vine has been colorized, but it looks so natural, I’m guessing it’s a genuine color photo. NBC converted its radio studios to television in 1949, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, NBC Radio / Television, Sunset Blvd, Television
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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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Looking north up Vine Street from south of Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1955
Driving up Vine Street just after dusk in 1955 offered Hollywoodites a streetscape of bright neon lights. Standing south of Sunset you could see the lights for NBC Studios, The Broadway Hollywood department store, Plaza Hotel, ABC Studios, and Wallichs … Continue reading
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CBS Columbia Square broadcasting center, Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street, Hollywood, 1939
NBC Studios at Sunset and Vine get most of the attention but down the street at Sunset and Gower were CBS’s Hollywood facility, known as Columbia Square. The eight-studio complex got a splashy opening on April 30, 1938 and quickly … Continue reading
Don Lee’s Cadillac dealership and W6XAO television broadcasting station, 7th and Bixel Streets, downtown Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
In the history of early Los Angeles television, Don Lee stands out as a pioneer. But what I didn’t know until I came across this photo, was that he started out as the owner of a Cadillac dealership. This is … Continue reading