tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post3932203089483487818..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Hooray for Hollywood: Pt. 1, Carthay CircleDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-82522194119607250112018-03-16T15:21:15.957-07:002018-03-16T15:21:15.957-07:00My Swedish immigrant grandfather built his 4th hom...My Swedish immigrant grandfather built his 4th home at the corner of Commodore Sloan and Foster Drive in 1925 (as shown in your photo from 1947). My mother and sister used to set up a table and sell lemonade and my grandmothers homemade cookies during intermission in the late 1920’s and early ‘30’s. They would frequently sit in the stands to watch the arrival of Hollywood elites as they arrived for red-carpet premieres. How I wish my Mother could have lived long enough to see the Carthay Circle Theatre in DCA (as well as Elias & Sons, an accurate depiction of the iconic Bullocks Wilshire) .... she would have loved it!PWover50https://www.blogger.com/profile/17044051956978363719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-35923486786670588262015-02-24T13:33:55.342-08:002015-02-24T13:33:55.342-08:00Wonderful post!
Martin simply rocks..I agree!Wonderful post!<br /><br />Martin simply rocks..I agree!Mar gar ethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458221138063169707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-24459875694086429352014-03-26T07:09:44.195-07:002014-03-26T07:09:44.195-07:00K - The Fox Westwood is still there today - it...K - The Fox Westwood is still there today - it's now Regency Village Theater. It's a declared landmark thus, thank goodness, would be very hard to tear it down. The old Fox Westwood is still a very common place for films to have premiers today. beachgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145677285299398734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-27514889388514031532014-03-25T19:27:17.372-07:002014-03-25T19:27:17.372-07:00@Beachgal - I love reading your recollections of t...@Beachgal - I love reading your recollections of times past. You really bring it to life.<br /><br />Wasn't the Fox in Westwood Village around for awhile? I seem to remember seeing a couple of movies in there during the early 1970s.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-74097221461106929042014-03-25T19:25:15.971-07:002014-03-25T19:25:15.971-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-20487547954227310582014-03-25T16:38:09.214-07:002014-03-25T16:38:09.214-07:00There were some amazing movie houses to go to in t...There were some amazing movie houses to go to in the 40s - 60s. Carthay was nice still in the 50s. The Egyptian, Grauman's, Fox Westwood Village were great to see a movie at. The Warner & the Paramount were nice too - Warner's used to show the Cinerama movies before the big dome opened in early 60s in Hollywood. I liked some of the real 30s Moderne design ones around too. There was one in Inglewood called The Academy that was built to host the Academy Awards (then never did) that was ultra cool. It was the site for a lot of openings for movies as well in the 50s that my folks went to. Dad took me there to the LA premier of Breakfast at Tiffanys. George Peppard, Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney were there but Audrey wasn't. Seemed at least Once a month,the big old arch spotlights were beaming the announcement skyward of a movie premier somewhere around Hollywood and the West side of LA. It was always a plus in my book when they had some of the costumes on display from the movie we were going to see at any theater - just made the dream a lot more dreamy to see 'real' costumes used in the movie right there. They printed off 'one-sheets' (or lobby cards as some call them). They were a series of stills from the movie with a little print info such as title and stars names on them. I used to collect them as a kid. They were free. We didn't see movies release 'city wide' or 'nation wide' on the bigger named films until later in the 60s. These 'first run' showing theaters often had costumes and props in the lobby displays. Sometimes the studios also put other older, still famous movie costumes on display in the bigger theater lobbies. A lot of the big named movies of the day, sold a lengthy souvenir program with lots of info and still photos of the movie and stars. The first couple weeks the movie was showing, they had an important looking person selling them from a table in the lobby. After the initial frenzy was a bit calmed down, one of the theater ushers sold those souvenir books. I had mine for The Windjammer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Mogambo, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Oklahoma & So. Pacific for years. My all time favorite movie 'palace' to go to however was the RKO Pantages -- they don't come any more amazing looking than that one inside. It's been restored now and is one of the most spectacular theaters in Hollywood. Howard Hughes had his office upstairs in the Pantages in the 50s. It had that Hughes mystic hovering over it every time you walked in and wondered what door he might be behind! beachgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145677285299398734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-2566207844165587332014-03-25T13:29:30.497-07:002014-03-25T13:29:30.497-07:00I echo what Snow White Archive said. Wish I had b...I echo what Snow White Archive said. Wish I had been there. The Carthay Circle replica in DCA is now my favorite structure in that park. Nice background information you provided in this post. Looking forward to the other three parts. Thanks, Dave!K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-74664655709647530932014-03-25T08:48:15.214-07:002014-03-25T08:48:15.214-07:00Would have loved to have the opportunity to see a ...Would have loved to have the opportunity to see a film at the Carthay in its heyday.Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.com