Title supplied by cataloger.; Herman J. Schultheis was born in Aachen, Germany in 1900, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1920s after obtaining a Ph.D. in mechanical and electrical engineering. He married Ethel Wisloh in 1936, and the pair moved to Los Angeles the following year. He worked in the film industry from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, most notably on the animated features Fantasia and Pinocchio. His detailed notebook, documenting the special effects for Fantasia, is the subject of a 14-minute short-subject included on the film's DVD. In 1949, he started employment with Librascope as a patent engineer. Schultheis was an avid amateur photographer who traveled the world with his cameras. It was on one of these photographic exhibitions in 1955 that he disappeared in the jungles of Guatemala. His remains were discovered 18 months later. The digitized portion of this collection represents the images Schultheis took of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities after he relocated to the area in 1937. Gogerty & Weyl designed the Spanish Colonial Revival style Hollywood Playhouse (1735 North Vine Street) in 1926. Originally a legitimate theater, the building continues to be used for television, video, and musical productions. The most prominent feature of the two-story concrete structure is the central bay window on the second story, which is surrounded by elaborate Churrigueresque decoration. It has been known most recently as the Avalon Theater, and historically as: the WPA Federal Theatre, El Capitan Theatre, the Jerry Lewis Theatre, the Hollywood Palace, and the Palace. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District. According to the marquee "Ready Aim Fire" is playing at the Hollywood Playhouse. Cars line Vine Street and some men stop to talk to a policeman on the corner.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
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