This wonderful old map of Hollywood was originally published in 1928. It was created by Harrison Godwin.
This colourful pictorial map shows Hollywood nearing its Golden Era. With the increase of consumer goods and household items such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines, Americans' prosperity soared, allowing them more leisure time and money to spend on entertainment.
This allowed Hollywood to boom in the 1920s as movies were still relatively cheap (ranging from 10-25 cents (just $1.75-$4.40 in today's money!)
During the 1920s most films were silent and in black and white, such as Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid", which can be seen on this map. Many famous portraits, landmarks and studios are also dotted around this map, such as Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks (Robin Hood).
This map looks great at all sizes: 10x10 inches (25x25cm), 12x12in (31x31cm), 14x14 inches (36x36cm), 16x16in (41x41cm), 18x18in (46x46cm), 24x24 inches (61x61cm), 36x36 inches (92x92cm), 45x45 inches (114.5x114.5cm), 50x50 inches (127x127cm) and 60x60 inches (152.5x152.5cm), but it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 90in (229cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 18x18in (46x46cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
Please note the unframed 24x24 inches (61x61cm) map has white edges around the map. These edges can help you with framing, or if you don’t need them they are very easy to snip off with scissors. All other maps, including the framed maps, look exactly like the listing images.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of Los Angeles by an anonymous mapmaker in 1887.
The locations on this map include: Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood Boulevard, Beverly Boulevard, Rosewood Avenue, Warner Bros Boulevard and Western Avenue.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from Hollywood or someone interested in .
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.