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April 2011

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 – Looking Old

Hollywood was glamorous long ago. We only pretend it is now. But the past hangs heavy in the air. An apartment building on North Sycamore –

Apartment building on North Sycamore in Hollywood

Across the street, the building where Ronald Reagan had his office, back when he was a union president, of the Screen Actors Guild –

Hollywood Professional Building, North Sycamore and Hollywood Boulevard

The classic movie festival is coming to town again –

Turner Classic Movies billboard, Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Turner Classic Movies billboard, Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Turner Classic Movies billboard, Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

One of the classics, sort of –

French lobby poster for A Star is Born - shop window on Hollywood Boulevard

Errol Flynn is still dead –

Errol Flynn - shop window on Hollywood Boulevard

Since the twenties this had been many things. It was last the Hollywood Erotic Museum. But it's vacant now. No one cared.

Spanish Colonial Revival Façade, Hollywood Boulevard

The old El Capitan Theater – Citizen Kane premiered here –

El Capitan Theater, Hollywood Boulevard - detail
Turner Classic Movies billboard, Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Turner Classic Movies billboard, Hollywood Boulevard, Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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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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