1938, looking the opposite direction from the Times Tower. Note the building on the right: that low building, the International Casino, will undergo many facelifts over the next few decades. Above is the famous Artkraft-Strauss Wrigley’s goldfish sign.

A rainy night in front of the Paramount. "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" is playing, along with Guy Lombardo and Mrs. Bard-Ella Lugar. (Actually, it’s Guy Lombardo and His Band, with Ella Logan. Photoshop and Google: a wonderful combination.)

Oooh! "The Stadium Murders!" That’ll pack ‘em in.


I’ll guess it’s this, the equally ill-named "Hollywood Stadium Mystery."
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