The 1950s and '60s were a very drowsy time. It wasn't just a matter of piling paint on a canvas, as much as just living the life out here in LA. The movies were out here, the beach, the freeways, the desert. It had an accelerated pace to it; it was a fast city, but it didn't have the cultural depth that New York had, and probably still does.
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| Hollywood & Vine c.1952 |
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| The Brown Derby Restaurant |
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| Hollywood Blvd & Orange c.1952 |
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| ABC Vine Street Theater c.1966 |
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| Carolina Pines Jr. Restaurant |
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| Grauman's Chinese Theater c.1959 |
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| Ciro's Night Club |
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| Chinese Theater Forecourt 1950s |
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| Hollywood & Vine 1960s - American Airlines |
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| Hollywood & Vine 1950s - Hody's Restaurant |
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| Hollywood Boulevard 1960s |
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| Hollywood & Vine 1950s - Hody's Coffee Shop |
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| Hollywood & Highland 1950s - Coffee Dan's |
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| Hollywood Blvd. & Wilcox 1950s. Featuring the Warners Building - now the Pacific Building |
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| Vine & Sunset - Hollywood Recreation Center, Bowling |
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| Vine & Sunset 1950s - Radio City, NBC Building |
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| Hollywood Blvd. 1950s. Toffs Coffee Shop, First Federal, Barker Bros. |
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| Hollywood Blvd 1950s - Roosevelt Hotel, Cinegrill |
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| Mother of Good Counsel Church |
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| Saharan Motel - Sunset & Alta Vista 1950s |
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| Sunset & Vine 1950s - Wallick's Music City |
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| Sunset & Vine 1960s - Self Service Records |
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| Sunset & Vine 1950s |
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| Sunset Blvd & Ivar 1960s - Cinerama Theater |
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| Capitol Records Building 1950s |
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| Sunset Blvd & N. Clark Street 1960s |
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| Vine Street 1960s - Dupar's Restaurant, Broadway Hotel |
