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Title
Sunset Strip, aerial view
Alternative Title
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Photo Collection
Creator
Kelly, Howard D
Contributor
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued
1956
Publication Information
Kelly-Holiday
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Title supplied by cataloger.
Designed by Leland A. Bryant, an architect known for luxurious structures, the hotel has been a popular destination since it opened. Over the years, Sunset Tower has served as the residence for many celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Howard Hughes, Elizabeth Taylor, Zasu Pitts, Bugsy Siegel, Errol Flynn and Marilyn Monroe. The hotel has also appeared in a number of films and books.
Looking northeast over the Sunset Strip in what is now West Hollywood. Off of Sunset Boulevard (left of center running from the foreground to the middle), are several landmarks, including the Argyle Hotel, aka Sunset Tower (center), Ciro's, and the Chateau Marmont (left of center). Fountain Avenue, which runs parallel with Sunset Boulevard, is seen in the foreground, veering to the right as it continues on into the background. Photograph dated June 14, 1956.
Type
image
Format
1 negative :safety ;12 x 14 cm.
Photographic safety negatives
Identifier
00089516
Kelly-Holiday Mid-Century Aerial Collection
KHAF 278-1
CARL0004947340
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/5433
Subject
Sunset Tower (West Hollywood, Calif.)
Hotels--California--West Hollywood
Dwellings--California--West Hollywood
Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Dwellings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Streets--California--West Hollywood
Sunset Strip (West Hollywood, Calif.)
West Hollywood (Calif.)
West Hollywood (Calif.)--Aerial views
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Aerial views
Aerial photographs
Bryant, Leland A
Time Period
1951-1960

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