It’s Christmas, 1954 at the Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard. Hard to believe that only two years later, this huge historic hotel would be nothing but rubble.
This previously posted shot of Grumman’s from 1951 shows you the location of where it once stood.
Zooming in you can see the corner of the building:
And then in December 1956: GONZO!
Nothing lasts forever, especially in Hollywood!
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But at least there's a Flxible VistaLiner VL-100 in the last photo. That's some compensation, right? Right?
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Love that Christmas tree hat on the streetlights and light pole in both photos.