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Night shot of the Pantages Theatre during the run of MGM’s “Let Us Be Gay,” 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, August 1930
Regular viewers of this site will know that I do enjoy an atmospheric night shot, and this one ticks all the boxes: A towering blade sign glowing in the dark, a huge marquee filled with the very packed shows that … Continue reading
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Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1957
Yesterday, after I posted a 1942 photo of the Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors, someone sent me a second photo from almost exactly the same angle, but 15 year later, in 1957. Let’s compare the changes. Italian Kitchen has new … Continue reading
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Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1942
Decades before it became a Guinness World Records Museum, Hollywood Theatre was an popular movie house at 6764 Hollywood Blvd just east of Highland Ave. In this photo, 20th Century-Fox’s “My Gal Sal” was on a double bill with Paramount’s … Continue reading
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Looking across the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre past the box office to Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, May 1936
The Life magazine photographer who snapped this image was standing in the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, whose Chinese-themed box office that stood at the edge of the sidewalk. Past it is Hollywood Blvd, and on the far left, we … Continue reading
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Color photo looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943
With its yellow streetcar and blue sky, this (I assume) Kodachrome photo really pops, doesn’t it? We’re looking north up Broadway from the corner of 8th Street in downtown LA. Behind the streetcar, we can see on the marquee of … Continue reading
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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