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Looking west along 7th Street toward the Warner Brothers Downtown Theatre at Hill St, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1937
I love everything in this circa 1937 photo looking west along 7th Street toward Hill Street in downtown LA: the young girl in the checked skirt (I wonder where she was going that day), the woman in the hat to … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Streetcars, Warner Bros., Wiltern Theatre
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Night view looking west past the Warner Hollywood Theatre, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1937
We’re looking west along Hollywood Blvd toward the Warner Theater, which opened in 1928. The movie featured on the marquee is “Dead End” which was the United Artists picture that spawned the well-known “Dead End Kids.” Those two spotlights blazing … Continue reading
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Color photo of “Giant” playing at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1956
I thought I’d end 2024 on a vibrant color shot of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. This one was taken during the run of Warner Bros’ “Giant.” The film had a huge premiere on October 17, 1956. (Go here and scroll down … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Theaters, Warner Bros.
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Up-and-coming starlet Rita Hayworth on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, 1939
In 1939, Rita Hayworth was still an up-and-coming starlet (she had a minor role in “Only Angels Have Wings” starring Cary Grand and Jean Arthur) when she posed for this photo stepping off the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Movie Stars, Theaters, Warner Bros., Wilshire Blvd
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The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures 1939 (detailing 1938)
I recently acquired a copy of the the Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures for 1939. Their year books were thick, hard-bound bricks of books that detailed what everything, everyone, every studio, every contract player was doing. Very comprehensive! … Continue reading
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Tagged MGM, Monogram Studios, Movie Stars, Movie Studios, Paramount Pictures, United Artists, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
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Looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave, Hollywood, circa 1940
Yesterday’s photo of stores along Hollywood Blvd in the late-20s/early-30s made me think of this shot looking east along Hollywood Blvd from around Hudson Ave. On the north side of the boulevard, I can see seven different stores, each with … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, MGM, Stores and Shopping, Theaters, Warner Bros.
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Night shot looking east from around Highland Ave showing Hollywood Blvd ablaze with neon lights, circa 1962
Destination #2,783 in my time travel itinerary would be a nighttime stroll along Hollywood Blvd at the blazing height of its neon glory. I suspect this was a picture postcard, and I wish we could read the signs (and banners … Continue reading
Color photo of moviegoers watching the premiere of “Back Street” at the Warner Bros. Theater, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, October 21, 1961
I always enjoy seeing a photo of a Hollywood movie premiere, especially if it’s in color. This one was taken looking west along Hollywood Blvd from around Cahuenga Blvd. On October 21, 1961, Universal Studios held the premiere for their … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Movie Premiere, Theaters, Universal Studios, Warner Bros.
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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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Color night photo looking west from the Warner Bros. Theater, 6433 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1962
This is the sort of photo (I’m guessing a postcard) that I’d love to dive into and take an evening stroll in. We’re looking west from the Warner Bros. Theatre at 6433 Hollywood Blvd. The year was probably 1962 because … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Night photo, Theaters, Warner Bros.
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