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VJ Day on Hollywood Boulevard, August 14, 1945
I have a number of dates ready to plug into that time machine and this day would be one of them. In this photo, we’re seeing VJ Day – the day victory over Japan was declared, thus ending WWII. It … Continue reading
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Chatter March 6 1943, Hollywood Canteen volunteer newsletter
Hollywood Canteen War Bond Raffle Tickets: Hollywood Canteen ID card:
Four soldiers out front of Hollywood Canteen, Los Angeles, WWII
Here is a rare color photo of four soldiers out front of Hollywood Canteen on Cahuenga Boulevard, just south of Sunset. It looks like they’ve got themselves a lady driver in that wonderful red car. I wonder if they got … Continue reading
Wartime-era street car, 6th Street, Los Angeles, 1943
This shot is so very wartime LA that I’m glad it was taken in color. It was taken in 1943 on West 6th Street near Westmoreland Ave, which puts it right near the Ambassador Hotel and the “Eat in the … Continue reading
Herbert’s Drive-In, corner of Beverly Blvd & Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa mid-1940s
This place must have really been something to see in person. This is Herbert’s Drive-In, which stood at the corner of Beverly Blvd & Fairfax Ave. This was taken in some time around the end of WWII—with all that wonderful … Continue reading
Northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, circa late 1940s
I love this photo for showing us a slice of life on Hollywood Boulevard. This is the corner of Hollywood and Vine as seen from under the awning of the Melody Lane restaurant on the north west corner. Behind those … Continue reading
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The Egyptian Theatre and Pig ‘n’ Whistle restaurant, Hollywood, Blvd, 1942
This allows me to say something I don’t often get to say: of the three buildings shown in this photo, two of them are still there! The Egyptian Theatre and the neighboring Pig ‘n’ Whistle restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. The … Continue reading
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16th Annual AMPAS Awards of Merit Ceremony – Academy Awards – Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – March 2, 1944
This striking photo of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre was taken on March 2, 1944. It was an auspicious night because it was the first time the Academy awards – technically known as the AMPAS Awards of Merit Ceremony – were held … Continue reading
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Downtown Los Angeles, October 29th, 1943
Here we have a photo taken during a wartime dim-out of downtown Los Angeles on October 29th, 1943. It’s photos like these that you can see how the imaginations of saw noir filmmakers were sparked. Although our eyes are naturally … Continue reading
Filming Warner Bros’ “This Is the Army” in 1943
I’m getting a headache just thinking about the logistics of filming this scene from This Is the Army (1943). But it was worth the effort – that movie was Warner Bros’ most popular movie that year, even beating Casablanca.