The Hollywood Bowl

The Bowl officially opened on July 11, 1922 on the site of a natural amphitheater formerly known as the Daisy Dell. The "bowl" refers to the shape of the concave hillside the amphitheater is carved into.

In the early 20's an architect was contracted to regrade the Bowl, providing permanent seating. These improvements did provide increased capacity (the all-time record for attendance was set in 1936, when 26,410 people crowded into the Bowl), but were otherwise disappointing, as the regrading noticeably degraded the natural acoustics

For the 1927 season, Lloyd Wright (son of Frank) built a pyramidal shell, with a vaguely Southwestern look, out of left-over lumber from a production of Robin Hood. This was generally regarded as the best shell the Bowl ever had from an acoustic standpoint; unfortunately, its appearance was deemed too avant-garde, and it was demolished at the end of the season. 

For the 1929 season, the Allied Architects built the shell that stood until 2003, using a transite skin over a metal frame. Its acoustics, though not nearly as good as those of the Lloyd Wright shells, were deemed satisfactory at first, and its clean lines and white, almost-semicircular arches were copied for music shells elsewhere

While I don’t have an up-to-date postcard of the Bowl, 

I “borrowed” this photo to show what it looks like today.

Happy New Year!

The cat made me think it looks more like a Halloween...

but it's the only card HNY's card I could find!

Merry Christmas!

A couple of different Christmas themed postcards. The "Hollywood Christmas Snow" is an advertising card from the 50's while the Macy's Santa card (40's photo?) is a Fotofolio postcard published the 80's. 

The Denver Zephyrs

The Denver Zephyrs of 1936 boasted a 12-car length and were pulled by a twin-unit shovel-nose power car. They featured mahogany paneling in the lounge, hall, and dining areas, and technical innovations included a blue "night light" setting for sleeping car reading lamps and 110 volt outlets for electric shavers in the dressing-rooms. I love these trains!

This Is The Place for Me

Postmarked 1913, the card has a trademark TB in a circle. Could be an early Tichnor Brothers who began publishing  in 1912. Seven years later, the 18th Amendment was ratified, no doubt because of folks like this!

"We Bathe The World"

"A Part of what goes on within the Famous Hot Springs Bath Houses"...I'm not really sure what IS going on here, but I think this is one strange postcard. Makes me think more of an asylum that a spa. The backs has the saying, "We Bathe The World"

"Monkey" Business

Two linens showing Chimpanzees performing at there respective zoos. 

The 2 at the piano remind me of an old photo of the Gershwins!

On a more "serious" note, the chimp below gets his nails done.