Photo reproduced by Marc Wanamaker. Entrance of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as stars arrive for the 40th Annual Academy Awards on April 10, 1968, of which Bob Hope was the host. Crowds, seated in bleachers on the left, anxiously await the arrival of the famous and glamorous. An ABC television camera is visible on the left. The auditorium, located at 1855 Main Street, was designed by Welton Becket in 1958.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Motion pictures--California--Los Angeles Academy Awards (Motion pictures) Crowds--California--Santa Monica Becket, Welton Wanamaker, Marc Santa Monica (Calif.)
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