Here are some Gower Gulch Hollywood cowboys hanging out near a movie studio or casting company hoping for some day-work in a Western film. This was a constant sight near studios in the golden age of the movies ...circa 1935. You had to be dressed for the part and ready to ride. Gower St. is on the western side of Paramount Studios. In the 1930s the doors on that side open to the studio Casting Offices. A day's work...$5
Indeed, John Wayne, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers all got their start in this neighborhood as did director John Ford.
Source: Found on my old Hollywood CD
Here is a link to a previous Noirish post about Gower Gulch:
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Sunset & Gower ...August, 2013 & 1935, both photos look south from Sunset Blvd.
GSV