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June 2010

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Monday, June 28, 2010 – It Was Complicated

Hollywood's past is complicated, and no more so than in the twenties, when films were silent. The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America – 1929, by Norton and Wallis –

The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee
The Hollywood Center Building, the first home of the Screen Actors Guild and of the Writers Guild of America - 1929, by Norton and Wallis - southwest corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Cherokee

The C. M. Toberman Co. building at Hollywood and Highland, quite boring until the classical faηade was added in the twenties, and now a Ripley's Believe it Not museum –

Detail of the C. M. Toberman Co. building at Hollywood and Highland
Detail of the C. M. Toberman Co. building at Hollywood and Highland

At the Pig and Whistle, decorative tile that dates from the opening in 1927 –

Pig and Whistle, Hollywood Boulevard - decorative tile

The cool 1926 fire escape on the east wall of the El Capitan on Hollywood Boulevard – Stiles O. Clements designed the exterior –

Fire escape on the east wall of the El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Boulevard

And here and there, minor dragons –

Wrought Iron Dragon, Hollywood Boulevard
Wrought Iron Dragon, Hollywood Boulevard

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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