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Originally Posted by HossC
Various sources, including emporis.com, list a construction/completion date of 1927 for the Hollywood First National Bank Building at Hollywood and Highland. The panorama either shows an empty lot or the early stages of construction.
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Since the panorama also has a date of 1927 and the Chinese Theatre and Roosevelt Hotel were completed in 1927, that's pretty remarkable that the bank building would be completed by year's end from whatever date this photo was taken in 1927. They sure built things a lot faster back then.
For example, I read that from start to moving in, the Empire State Building was completed in one year. A 4-story condo building near me took three years to complete.
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The Republic Pictures panoramas are great, too. I can almost see the East Side Kids, aka the Bowery Boys, running around there.