Visual Materials

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Description: 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".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1927
Call number: photCL 470 (023)
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Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

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)

Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1904

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Hollywood, in Los Angeles. Houses and apartment buildings are compact in the foreground, and become more widely spaced farther up the hills. The roads are wide, and numerous trees grow between buildings. Ms. writing in white in bottom left corner reads "North East Section ; Hollywood, California". The negative is damaged.

photCL 470 (014)

Hollywood facing South, Los Angeles. 1918

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Hollywood, Los Angeles, facing south. Some of the tracts in the foreground are undeveloped, but most are occupied by houses or multistory business or office buildings. A few of the plots also have orchards. Farther to the south there is very little development.

photCL 470 (021)

View from Olive Hill, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1927

Visual Materials

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".

photCL 470 (017)