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Monday, November 1, 2010 – Hollywood Windows

The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements

The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard – it opened in 1926 as "Hollywood's First Home of Spoken Drama." The Churrigueresque Spanish colonial exterior was designed by the architectural firm of Morgan, Walls and Clements, and the East Indian interior was the work of G. Albert Lansburgh. It was later completely remodeled in the Moderne style – in 1941 "Citizen Kane" debuted here. Richard Nixon delivered his Checkers Speech from the theater in 1952, then a NBC studio. Disney finally purchased it, restored it to its 1926 glory, and reopened it in 1991 with the premiere of "The Rocketeer." It's a tad spooky.

The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements
The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements
The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements
The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements
The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements
The El Capitan Theater, 6838 Hollywood Boulevard, 1926, Morgan, Walls and Clements

On Highland, the Max Factor Building from 1935, architect S. Charles Lee, Regency Deco – it used to be the Max Factor makeup studio and factory –

The Max Factor Building in Hollywood, 1935, architect S. Charles Lee, Regency Deco
The Max Factor Building in Hollywood, 1935, architect S. Charles Lee, Regency Deco

The Hollywood Pacific Theatre – the Warner Pacific Theater – 6433 Hollywood Boulevard – Italianate beaux arts, designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, it opened on April 26, 1928 – dark now –

The Hollywood Pacific Theatre - the Warner Pacific Theater - 6433 Hollywood Boulevard
The Hollywood Pacific Theatre - the Warner Pacific Theater - 6433 Hollywood Boulevard
The Hollywood Pacific Theatre - the Warner Pacific Theater - 6433 Hollywood Boulevard

True Hollywood windows –

Billboard at Hollywood Intersection

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto. The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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