HOLLYWOOD: THEN & NOW
Rollin P. Lane house; now The Magic Castle
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7001 FRANKLIN AVENUE, HOLLYWOOD
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The Magic Castle website
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Hollywood: Then & Now–Rollin Lane house; now the Magic Castle
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
Hollywood: Then & Now… Franklin and Highland Avenues
Saturday, December 7th, 2013HOLLYWOOD: THEN & NOW
Franklin and Highland Avenues
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The picture above was taken in the early 1900s and is looking south towards what is now the tourist area of Hollywood. The photo is labeled with what is now located on that spot. Below is a Google Earth snapshot of the same intersection today.
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Hollywood: Then & Now – Hollywood La Brea Motel
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
Charlie Chaplin Studios: Then & Now
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Sydney Chaplin Residence
Sunday, July 8th, 2012HOLLYWOOD: THEN & NOW
Sydney Chaplin Residence
Above is the former residence of Sydney Chaplin, who was the brother of Charlie Chaplin. The house stood just north of, and on the same block as the Chaplin Studios, which still exist but are now the Jim Henson Studios. (LAPL)
The site of the Sydney Chaplin residence as it looks today at the southeast corner of Sunset and La Brea. An improvement?? (Hollywoodland)
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Egyptian Theater mural – then & now
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Hollywood Blvd in 1932
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Hollywood Blvd in 1932
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Sardi’s Restaurant – Then & Now
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009HOLLYWOOD: THEN & NOW
Sardi’s
6313 Hollywood Boulevard
Sardi’s restaurant opened in 1932 and was the sister of New York’s Sardi’s and was designed by the world-renowned architect Rudolph Schindler in International style with metal and glass. This was a favorite restaurant of many stars including Charlie Chaplin, Maurice Chevalier, Wallace Beery, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford. Below is it’s current incarnation.
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Hollywood Forever Cemetery: Then & Now…
Monday, December 29th, 2008THEN & NOW
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
THEN: Hollywood Cemetery, looking west in mid 1920s
NOW: The same view in 2008 with the Harry Cohn crypts in the forefront
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Boulevard
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
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