Hollywood Then and Now - February 2021

 

Nestled in a neighborhood only about three miles away from me on the other side of Beverly Hills is the spot where you saw newsreels of the biggest and most opulent movie premieres of the 30s, 40s, and 50s.   The Carthay neighborhood.  Which featured the famous Carthay Circle Theater.

Allegedly, Walt Disney premiered all of this movies there.   It was supposedly a magnificent showplace.  A place that celebrated everything grand about Hollywood.

I love the fact that some of those theaters are still around in 2021.  But, sadly, not the Carthay Circle Theater.

Just what we need.  Another antiseptic office building.

So, while we still have the Egyptian and the Chinese and the Fox Westwood and the Aero, this one is missing.

The only sobering thought is that we still can't visit any of the theaters still around.

Soon.  Please.

Dinner last night:  Leftover Chinese food.