Tag: Parade
July 4, 2013 /

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO SEE THE FIREWORKS

Best spot in LA to view the fireworks? My friends joint on a hill overlooking Dodger Stadium. We perch on camp chairs and chatter and laugh, usually to the clinking of frosty glasses of mint ice tea and the clatter of fork against plate as we savor huge wedges of…

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December 13, 2012 /

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS WITH LEO CARRILLO

Leo Carrillo an actor and comedian, is probably best known today for his efforts on behalf of the state of California. Malibu? Leo Carrillo State Park? Hearst Castle? You got it. Here he is on horseback:

December 13, 2012 /

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS WITH JIMMY DURANTE AND PEGGY LEE

Now, Peggy could sing… Why does Jimmy have the microphone?

December 13, 2012 /

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS WITH JACK BENNY

Sleigh bells ring…

December 13, 2012 /

OLD COLOR SHOTS – HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS

Marching down Hollywood Blvd.

December 10, 2012 /

1948 – THE MAYOR TRAVELS DOWN SANTA CLAUS LANE IN HOLLYWOOD

Mayor and Mrs. Bowron progress past the Frolic Room and the Pantages Theater – still there!

December 10, 2012 /

1945 – A CHRISTMAS PARADE PAST THE EGYPTIAN THEATER

Sparkling Pine trees line Hollywood Blvd. for the 1945 Santa Claus Lane Parade:

December 10, 2012 /

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS

1936 – the “Santa Claus Lane” parade down Hollywood Blvd., in front of Grauman’s Chinese:

November 21, 2012 /

WHAT THEY WERE THANKFUL FOR IN 1927 – HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

In 1927 people dragged out their vintage cars (and horses) and paraded in honor of Hollywood’s early settlers: –

August 25, 2012 /

FIRST MAN ON THE MOON – NEIL ARMSTRONG

1969 parade in New York City for astronauts; Buzz Aldrin, Mike Collins, Neil Armstrong: