Dave Felthous
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Posts: 186
From: Seattle, WA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted January 23, 2011 09:26 PM
I'm old but I have a good memory.
My first visit to Hollywood, 1955, when I was 16, I stayed at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, with a great view of Grauman's Chinese, with its CinemaScope sign, but also, across the street a bit,the Paramount, with its modern look.
Fast forward many years. The Paramount is now the El Capitan, looking very grand, but my recollection is that there was another El Capitan, on a side street, up Hollywood Blvd. and around the corner.
At that time TV shows were being filmed at that El Capitan, and I remember watching back home in the Pacfic Northwest and the announcement "LIVE from the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood!"
So, am I right? The El Capitan originally was at another location and it eventually moved to the Paramount and took the name with it?
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