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Looking east along Sunset Blvd past the Oriental Theatre at 7425 Sunset, Hollywood, 1952
When I came across the night photo of the Oriental Theatre on Sunset that I posted yesterday, I also encountered this one that was taken in 1952, when MGM’s “Singin’ in the Rain” was playing as, I assume, a first-run … Continue reading
Nighttime shot of the Oriental Theatre, 7425 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1983
I don’t normally post photos as recent as the 80s (to my mind a “vintage photo” is anything pre-1970, but it’s an elastic rule.) However, I felt this one from 1983 has such a timeless feel to it (maybe because … Continue reading
Looking south from McCarthy Vista past The Miner’s Statue to the Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles, 1930
Most photos of the Carthay Circle Theatre at 6316 San Vicente Blvd are (understandably) taken much closer – all the better to appreciate that striking tower. But it makes for a pleasant change to see it more in context from … Continue reading
Looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave, Hollywood, circa 1955
In this gorgeously gritty image, we’re looking west along the south side of Hollywood Blvd from Las Palmas Ave. On the corner is the ticket office for the Union Pacific railway, and past it we can see the blade sign … Continue reading
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A statue of a man on a horse near Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles advertises “The Gaucho” playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, circa 1927
Film promoters like Sid Grauman would resort to anything to encourage people to come see films at his Chinese Theater—including a statue. The movie he was advertising was Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s “The Gaucho” set in Argentina. It had its world … Continue reading
Crowds gather around the United Artists Theatre for the west coast premiere of Josef von Sternberg’s “An American Tragedy”, 929 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, August 1931
I guess (director) Joseph von Sternberg was a big draw in August 1931, which is when his film of Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy had its West Coast premiere at the United Artists Theatre at 929 S. Broadway in … Continue reading
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Sid Grauman outside his Chinese Theatre with a Cycloplane Trainer on display, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
Los Angeles’s most famous theater – Grauman’s Chinese – was named after its owner, Sid Grauman, who was a master of promotion. In this 1930 photo, we see him standing front of something that the sign to his right calls … Continue reading
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Color photo of Universal’s “Bend of the River” playing the Warner Brothers Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1952
The irony about this color photo of the Warner Bros. Hollywood Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd is that neither of the movies playing at the time were Warner Bros. releases. “Bend of the River” was from Universal, and “As You … Continue reading
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A nighttime shot taken at the opening of Grauman’s Egyptian Theater at 6708 Hollywood Blvd, as reported in the “Exhibitors Herald” on November 14, 1922
Last month, I posted a circa-1925 photo of a pair of locomotives parked in the forecourt of Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre. In the comments, someone posted a November 14, 1922 full-page article from the Exhibitors Herald about the opening of Sid … Continue reading
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Liberty Theatre, 266 S. Main Street, downtown Los Angeles, September 24, 1929
The Liberty Theatre at 266 S. Main Street in downtown Los Angeles opened in 1910, which means it was around from pretty much the birth of the flickers. When this photo was taken on September 24, 1929, a Clara Bow … Continue reading