Visual Materials

View from Olive Hill, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Description: A panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, taken from Olive Hill, with the "Hollywoodland" sign visible in the distance. The sides and foot of the hill are thickly planted with trees, which also line many of the streets. The area shown is largely residential. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8017".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1927
Call number: photCL 470 (017)
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View from Olive Hill, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1900-1930

Visual Materials

An undated panoramic view of Hollywood from Olive Hill. The sides of the hill are sparsely planted and there are a few groves on the sides of the image. Most of the area between the photographer and the mountains is residential, with houses and a few businesses. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8011".

photCL 470 (018)

Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing east. The street in the middle of the photograph is Hollywood Boulevard, with (Mann's or Grauman's) Chinese Theatre at the bottom of the picture, and the El Capitan farther away. The "Hollywoodland" sign is visible in the distance. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8016". The negative has been distorted and is oddly colored.

photCL 470 (022)

Aerial view of Hollywoodland sign and Hollywood Hills

Visual Materials

Aerial view looking north at the Hollywoodland sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains, California, with the Don Lee Television Broadcasting Station and transmission tower atop the hill, and the San Fernando Valley visible in the distance. The "H" on the sign has fallen down.

photCL_555_06_1991

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing north. The foreground is mostly residential, with houses and apartment buildings, while farther away from the camera there are more business and office buildings. The "Hollywoodland" sign is visible on a mountain in the background. Other identifiable landmarks are the Hollywood YMCA and the Hotel Wilcox. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8015".

photCL 470 (023)

Detailed aerial view of Hollywoodland sign and Hollywood Hills

Visual Materials

Aerial view looking northeast at the Hollywoodland sign on Mount Lee in Griffith Park in the Hollywood Hills area of the Santa Monica Mountains, California, with the Don Lee Television Broadcasting Station and transmission tower atop the hill, and the San Fernando Valley visible in the distance. At the time, the "H" on the sign had been destroyed and has been added to the photograph by hand.

photCL_555_06_1992

Eucalyptus, Beachwood Drive, Hollywood, Calif

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Image of a row of eucalyptus trees on Beachwood Drive in Hollywood, California, with the "Hollywoodland" sign visible in the distance.

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View from Olive Hill, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

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