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An Abandoned Movie Theater Projection Room
Want to take a quick peek at the projection room in an abandoned movie theater? Come on in… In one corner: tangles and tangles of old film from who knows how many movies: Taped to the wall, a schedule of movie showtimes, possibly from one of the last day’s of the theater’s existence: Nuns on…
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Palm Trees At The Woolworth Estate
Had an odd memory come to me of having once scouted an historic mansion in Long Island with palm trees lining the drive…but palm trees? Could that be right? So I dug thru my files…and there they were, at the old Woolworth Estate! Only turns out, I’d been tricked… These had in fact been planted…
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Old Hollywood
Sometimes I see pictures of old Hollywood, and I just can’t believe what this place used to be. The above is the palatial Hollywood Hotel, built on Hollywood Blvd in 1906 and demolished in 1956; below it is the Hollywood & Highland shopping complex, built at the same address in 2001. If you ever read…
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The Classic Gas Station
While we’re on the subject of gas stations, this is one of my favorites in LA, of the historic variety: AMT Motors in Montecito Heights, dating (I believe) to 1943. While it no longer sells gas, it’s still in operation all these decades later as a repair shop, and could easily be set-dressed for a…