SUMMER 1960’S HOME MOVIE HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, SANTA BARBARA, LITTLE TOKYO’S NISEI WEEK 33252

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Part of a collection of home movies from Los Angeles, this Kodachrome color film probably dates from the early 1960s. It portrays a 1960’s Los Angeles summer. Vibrant colors recorded on Eastman Kodak’s Kodachrome film sweep Hollywood Boulevard, Little Tokyo for the 20th annual Nisei Week and Santa Barbara during the 36th annual celebration of the Old Spanish Days Fiesta. It features personal images of kin as they pose affectionately together and tour Los Angeles’ iconic landmarks including the Moulin Rouge. Footage captures the cinema lover’s awe as they pass over hand prints and signatures of their favorite stars embedded in cement outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The group tours Hollywood Blvd. at it’s peak as the center of global entertainment. The Hollywood Walk of Fame began in 1960 in a revitalization effort.

0:00 Film opens with kin exiting from church in their best Sunday attire (:18). Images show 1960’s style; women wear white gloves to the wrist. The group loads into a baby blue sedan (:38). Men smoke cigars in Sunday suits (:56). A group of three poses (1:16) prior to dark indoor footage of two by a birthday cake (1:28). A lengthy section shows the group laughing, kissing and playing with dogs together for the cameraman (1:37-2:02). Ponies lead a Falstaff beer cart (3:53). Falstaff was, during this time period, America’s third leading brewing company. PBR owns the brand rights today. Shots capture early Knotts Berry Farm wagons and entertainers. Western riders in sombreros half pass down LA streets (4:26). A wagon advertises Knotts Berry Farm Ghost Town (4:32). Born in Buena Park, Knotts Berry was just transitioning from a roadside farm stand into a full blown theme park in the 1960’s. Shots pan over celebrity autographs on the wall (4:51) including Bing Crosby, Loretta Young (4:55), Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper (4:58), Betty Davis and John Wayne (5:32). Earl Carroll Theater; founded by Frank Sennes, advertises a Jack Bailey flick (5:49) at 6230 Sunset Blvd. The Moulin Rouge (5:53); a popular nightclub and showroom also founded by Frank Sennes, hosted Sam Butera and the Witness. The jazz and blues band was well known for it’s long running acts in Vegas with Louis Prima. Locals fill the grounds outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater passing over prints and autographs of their favorite celebrities (5:59). Ground footage sweeps the iconic theater capturing the ornate style of the structure (6:07), Roy Rogers’ 1949 signature (6:40), carvings of Chinese dragons (7:14) and sneakers in Jean Hersholt’s shoe prints (7:30). In Santa Barbara, an artist smokes at her street stall offering paintings and religious icons (7:39). Locals in rich colorful dress pass (7:48) A poster advertises August 1960’s Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara (8:02). The festival honored Santa Barbara’s cultural history involving numerous events. Reports mention Spanish youth dressed in festive attire dancing in the courthouse courtyard to strains of “Ramona.” A banner commemorating the occasion hangs over Little Tokyo for the 20th Annual Nisei Week (8:26). The celebration honored the centennial of the first US diplomatic mission to Japan. Panoramic shots capture the event grounds (8:31). The Little Tokyo Branch Library dome stands center shot (8:38). Various vendors stalls pass including one for the Japanese American Optimist Club (8:58), and a Mikados stall (9:21). Mikayo Hotel follows (9:33). Pedestrians move down sidewalks loaded with stores (9:54). A billboard advertises Lucky Lager (9:58). Street views highlight fashion of the era (10:05). Lanterns hang over the alley (10:13). Red banners wave near a restaurant offering chow mein (10:34). Women pass in a Yukata and short sleeve mod dresses (10:46). Closed toed flats are compared to sandals over socks (10:49). It concludes over a small owned hotel (11:12).

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