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El Capitan Theater on Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Description: View of the El Capitan Theater at 1735 Vine Street in Hollywood (not to be confused with the more well-known theater of the same name and age on Hollywood Boulevard). The theater marquee advertises "Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1948" - a variety show. The tall building at left is the Knickerbocker Hotel.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1948
Call number: photCL_555_06_1793
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog

World Famous Corner of "Hollywood and Vine" Hollywood, Calif

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Image of the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard as seen from Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with the Taft Building and Owl Rexall Drugs at left and the Broadway Hollywood Building at right. A flier attached to a newspaper dispenser reads "Ken Murray's Blackouts shows," "KFWB Warner Bros.," and "Owl Rexall drug" are posted on the Taft building.

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Vine Street, Hollywood, California

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Image of pedestrians and automobiles parked among buildings along Vine Street in Hollywood, California, including the Hollywood Plaza Hotel at center, as well as the Broadway Hollywood Building. Additional signs read "It Cafe," "Walts auto park you park and lock your own car pay as you enter," "Mike Lyman's," and "Jack Bell Mens Wear."

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Vine Street, Hollywood, California

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Image looking north on Vine Street in Hollywood California, with Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant at 1539 North Vine Street at center. Visible signs including "Chinese Food Coolie Room," "Grant Auto Parks Parking," "Castle's Cameras, Photographic Supplies, Home Movies," "Robbins Miller," "Sy Devore," "Gifts," "House of Griffis," "Gruen Watch Time," "Ham N' Eggs," "Tom Breneman's radio entertainment," "Glorifried Ham n' Eggs From Pan to Mouth," "Thrifty," "Old Crow," "CBS KNX," "Plaza," "The Broadway Hollywood," and "Taft Bldg."

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The Palladium, Hollywood, California

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Image looking towards Sunset Boulevard from the intersection of El Centro Avenue in Hollywood, California, with the Palladium theater at center, Radio City NBC Studios at far left and the Broadway Building in the distance at right. The Palladium marquee reads "Jerry Gray and his Orchestra" next to a storefront with a sign for Photostats - Music Prints"

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World Famous "Hollywood and Vine" Hollywood, Calif

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Image of Vine Street, with the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard in the foreground, in Hollywood, California, with visible signs and storefronts for the Knickerbocker Hotel, Brooks, Pig and Whistle candy and pastry store, Melody Lane Cafe, Airport Ground School, and a gas station.

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Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, California

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Image of Vine Street at night, with the intersection with Hollywood Boulevard in the foreground, in Hollywood, California, with the Taft Building and Owl Rexall Drugs (at left) and Broadway Hollywood building (at right), and the Brown Derby and Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant in the distance.

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El Capitan Theater on Vine Street, Hollywood, California

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