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Friday, October 5, 2007 – Happyland

Hollywood Boulevard seems to be Happyland.

Window of "Hollywood Happyland" - Hollywood Boulvard
Elvis and Lucy - shop window, Hollywood

Ah, Dolores Del Rio's eyes – (the stucco eyes of Alfredo de Batuc's mural "A Tribute to Dolores del Rio" at Hudson Avenue, as here) –

Detail of Alfredo de Batuc's mural "A Tribute to Dolores del Rio" at Hudson Avenue, Hollywood
"The Boy Can Dance" graffiti above Hollywood Boulevard
"Angel" manikin in window of a shop on Hollywood Boulevard
"Lucky Devil" restaurant, Hollywood Boulevard
Metal cat in the window of Lotus Egyptian Gifts, Hollywood Boulevard

Metal cat in the window of Lotus Egyptian Gifts, Hollywood Boulevard, just across the street from the Egyptian Theater, of course –

Trash container behind the Roosevelt Hotel –

Face on trash container behind the Roosevelt Hotel , Hollywood
"Paradise" California license plate for sale in shop window, Hollywood Boulevard
El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Boulevard -  window and marquee

It's all illusion – the restored El Capitan Theater on Hollywood Boulevard

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back this site.

Technical Note:

Most of these photographs were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Earlier photography was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.

[Happyland]

All text and photos, unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Alan M. Pavlik