I remember some color Hollywood area photos posted once concerning a flood that occurred in 1962 when mud washed down into the area from the hills. I don't recall these were posted anywhere though (didn't find them in a search, but I couldn't find those others I mentioned, either).
Hollywood Blvd. outside the Music Box Theatre, aka the Pix Theatre, aka the Henry Fonda Theatre. On the left, the Hollywood Gun Shop.
Sean Ault via L.A. Theatres
Sergeants 3 is playing at the Pix, starring, it appears, the entire Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
A Closer Look: Pantages blade sign on the right. On the left: Eddie's Food Cocktails, a "Hotel" blade sign (don't recall a Hotel there...)*** ...and a yellow and green sign that says "Blue Chip Stamps." Maybe it's blue, not green? Also a row of those Hollywood street lamps with orange stars on them.
***Thanks to
HossC (post below) one can see atop the Hotel blade sign it says "Hastings" for Hastings Hotel. With the condensed nature of the photo, I thought the Hotel was almost next to the Pix, but now see it wasn't from the photo below. (Also, the Pix is the Fox in that photo.) Hastings Hotel aka Regent aka Vermillion. Also thanks to NoirNoir for more Hastings info and photo.
A newspaper photo of the damage.
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