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Color photograph of the parking lot on the east side of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood during the summer of 1961
These days the eastern side of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre is taken up with the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall. But back during the summer of 1961, it was still the theater’s parking lot. We can see an early line of … Continue reading
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MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” plays the Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1927
Here we have a glimpse of the beginning of the end of the silents. The people in this photo are lining up to see John Gilbert in MGM’s “Man, Woman, and Sin” (a silent movie title if ever there was … Continue reading
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Huge crowds gather at Broadway and 7th St to watch a War Loan Drive parade, downtown Los Angeles, 1944
Until I found this photo, I didn’t know that War Loan Drives sometimes took the form of a parade, but Angelenos sure turned out in droves to watch this one down Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. This is the intersection … Continue reading
A special horse-drawn streetcar makes its way down Broadway at 8th St, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
The caption on this photo read: “May Company Department Store golden jubilee, 8th Street and Broadway, 1931” but the May Co was founded in 1877, so their golden jubilee would have been in 1927. So I’m not really sure when … Continue reading
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The marquee of the soon-to-open Warner Bros Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa early 1928
Here we have a shot of the marquee of the Warner Bros. Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd telling Angelenos to “Watch for the Grand Opening.” That opening took place on April 26, 1928, so I’m guessing this shot was taken … Continue reading
Looking south down a wet Broadway toward the Los Angeles Theatre, downtown Los Angeles, 1939
Having endured three months of torrential rain, instant hailstorms, and atmospheric rivers (whatever they are) all us Angelenos can identify with the raincoated traffic cop in this photo looking south down a wet Broadway toward the Los Angeles Theatre in … Continue reading
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A Red Car streetcar travels east along Hollywood Blvd, stopping at Highland Ave, Hollywood, 1943
The photographer who took this photo in 1943 would have been standing under the trees outside the Hollywood Hotel on the north side of Hollywood Blvd when that eastbound Red Car was stopping at Highland Ave. He then could have … Continue reading
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Belasco Theater, 1050 S. Hill St, Los Angeles, circa late 1926/early 1927
And from the “They Sure Don’t Build ‘Em Like That Anymore” file comes the beautifully ornate Belasco Theater. Operated by Edward Belasco (a brother of the more famous producer David), the Belasco opened on November 1, 1926 at 1050 S. … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
I took this image (i.e. photographed my TV screen) from a documentary I recently watched – “Dean Martin: King of Cool.” It’s from video footage taken from a vehicle driving east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave. From the … Continue reading
Studio City Theater marquee at night, just before its opening at 12136 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, 1938
Most photos I come across of theaters at night are taken when all the lights are blazing for a premiere or during the run of a popular movie. I suspect this is the first one I’ve found taken before the … Continue reading