The Night Hollywood Invented the Premiere

The Egyptian Theatre, Los Angeles

3 min story10-stop walk

The story

You're on Hollywood Boulevard, standing at the mouth of a long open courtyard that runs back from the sidewalk to the Egyptian Theatre.

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1
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
The Awards Night With No SuspensePhoto: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
The Chinese Theatre
Who Really Stepped in the Wet Cement?Photo: Mr Bullitt, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Dolby Theatre
The Oscars Finally Get a HomePhoto: File:Dolby_Theatre.jpg: Adam Fagen from Washington, DC, USA derivative work: Jullit31, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
El Capitan Theatre
The Theater That Saved Citizen KanePhoto: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Hollywood Masonic Temple
The Temple That Couldn't Pay Its BillsPhoto: Los Angeles, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6You're here
The Egyptian Theatre
The Night Hollywood Invented the PremierePhoto: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
Musso & Frank Grill
The Bar Where American Novels DrankPhoto: peter boy12qq12, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8
Capitol Records Building
The Record Stack Nobody MeantPhoto: Downtowngal, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9
Hollywood and Vine
The Corner That Was Mostly a VoicePhoto: Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
10
The Pantages Theatre
The Palace That Learned to SingPhoto: Blahmemucus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.