Thursday, October 18, 2007 – Just One Corner

The one corner is in the flats below the center of Hollywood, down on the scruffy, industrial east end of Santa Monica Boulevard – used car lots and strip malls, and the back end of this major studio or that, and Hollywood's "Theater Row." The corner of Hudson and Santa Monica Boulevard is a visual treat, starting on the northeast corner with the white horse at the art gallery.

Next door to the gallery, Jim Morrison lives! At least he lives again at the art/works Theatre.

Did you ever wonder why Hollywood liberals all seem to think alike?  The answer is just across the street.

This is Theater Row, so you get banners.

The bar on the block is named Firefly.

Next to the bar, a peephole in a door –

A bit of whimsy at the local liquor store –

Looming above the corner, Television Center –

Television Center offers over 163,000 square feet of build-to-suit, creative and traditional workspaces, set in the 1920's Art Deco splendor of the original Technicolor building, in the heart of Hollywood. With spaces to support virtually any commercial or creative venture, we've become the business home for clients ranging from creative production and technical services companies, to artists, photographers, film labs, casting agents and production companies - the heartbeat of the Hollywood civic and business resurgence.

The history of the place is here. 

The best parts are from 1924.

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back this site.

Technical Note:

Most of these photographs were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0.  Earlier photography was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.

All text and photos, unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Alan M. Pavlik