February 27, 2014 /

Remember those tickets I was telling you about to attend the Academy Awards?

In 1954, when Audrey Hepburn won Best Actress, the program was a dual broadcast from Los Angeles and New York. Here’s some stuff from that evening in LA at the Pantages.

26th Academy Awards

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Back then some people drove themselves to the awards, now security is much tighter. Basically,  Hollywood Blvd. is shut down.

26th Awards parking26th Awards parking pass

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3 Comments

  1. polarstr
    February 28, 2014

    Hey, great post!

    • Vickie Lester
      February 28, 2014

      Hey, look! It’s polarstr… the one who makes wonderful Oscar predictions!

  2. silverscreenings
    March 1, 2014

    An Auto Pass!! I love it. And how thoughtful to include driving instructions on the back. Those Academy folks don’t mess around!

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