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The Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd., got painted up as it had been decorated in the late 60s as the Aquarius Theatre for the run of "Hair." The repainting was for a short drive-by that was shot on November 2, 2018. Sadly, the building didn't end up in the finished film. Barbara Ling was the production designer.
The work beginning. This photo by Alison Martino is one of eight views appearing in an October 4, 2018 post on her Facebook page Vintage Los Angeles. Thanks, Alison!
October 4, 2018. Thanks to Zzub McEntire for the photo, added as a comment to a post on the Facebook page Vintage Los Angeles.
October 5, 2018. Thanks again to Zzub McEntire for the photo. This one was added as a comment on a post about the nearby Ivar Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres Facebook page.
October 6, 2018. Photo: Bill Counter
October 6, 2018. Photo: Bill Counter
October 8, 2016. Thanks to Mike Hume for his photo. See his fine page on the Earl Carroll on his Historic Theatre Photography site.
October 9, 2018. A view down Argyle Ave. toward Sunset. Thanks to Eri Ck Hussey for his photo, added as a comment to a post by Carol Momsen of other photos of the redecorating on the Photos of Los Angeles Facebook page.
October 9, 2018. Thanks to Stephen Russo for his fine photo.
October 10, 2018. Thanks to Darin Barnes for his photo.
October 10, 2018. Thanks to Philip Mershon for his photo on Facebook. And thanks also to Randy Schmidt and Mike Hume for spotting the post.
October 11, 2018. Work has begin painting the porte-cochère with the columns painted and the trim now blue above and below the readerboard. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. West along the porte-cochère. The blue trim is new. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. More painting on the columns. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. On the lift working on the stars using a stencil to make some larger than they had originally been painted. Photo: Bill Counter
October 12, 2018. At the west end the porte-cochère columns got an added stripe of pink at the top to match the rest of the wall. Photo: Darin Barnes. Thanks, Darin! October 14, 2018.
October 14, 2018. In case you were feeling shortchanged due to the absence of a closeup of the Troubador, here he is. Photo: Bill Counter
October 14, 2018. Painting is finished. Note that the little fence has been removed. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. The panels on the east end of the facade. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. Work has begin painting the porte-cochère with the columns painted and the trim now blue above and below the readerboard. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. A closer look at the west end of the facade. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. West along the porte-cochère. The blue trim is new. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. More painting on the columns. Photo: Bill Counter
October 11, 2018. On the lift working on the stars using a stencil to make some larger than they had originally been painted. Photo: Bill Counter
October 12, 2018. The chanteuse and the fool. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. The fire eater and the rock star. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. Looking over to the bard in the orange panel. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. The juggler. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. The dancer. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. The acrobats. Photo: Darin Barnes
October 12, 2018. At the west end the porte-cochère columns got an added stripe of pink at the top to match the rest of the wall. Photo: Darin Barnes. Thanks, Darin! October 14, 2018.
October 14, 2018. In case you were feeling shortchanged due to the absence of a closeup of the Troubador, here he is. Photo: Bill Counter
October 14, 2018. Painting is finished. Note that the little fence has been removed. Photo: Bill Counter
October 14, 2018. The finished look of one of the columns at the entrance. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Lots of new shrubbery. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Guarded day and night for a month to prevent vandalism. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. A new kiosk to hide an electric vehicle charging station. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. A 60s bus stop sign, bench and trash can. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Period-appropriate decoration for a palm tree. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Greensmen putting the last tree in the ground. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Work resumes getting the building ready for the
long-delayed shoot. "Hair" is finally up on the marquee. Photo: Bill
Counter
November 1, 2018. Lots of new shrubbery. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Guarded day and night for a month to prevent vandalism. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. A new kiosk to hide an electric vehicle charging station. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. A 60s bus stop sign, bench and trash can. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Period-appropriate decoration for a palm tree. Photo: Bill Counter
November 1, 2018. Greensmen putting the last tree in the ground. Photo: Bill Counter
Vintage cars and extras in position for the shoot. It's a photo by
Andrew Cooper for Sony Pictures that appears with Emily Zemler's April
2019 L.A. Times article "How 'Rocketman' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' uniquely re-create a lost Los Angeles." The photo appears in many locations including a post about the film's locations on the Italian site Contattaci, on IMDb, and in a post by Richard Wojcik on the Mid Century Modern private Facebook group.
DP Robert Richardson shooting in front of the theatre. It's a view that appears in a featurette on the DVD of the film.
DP Robert Richardson shooting in front of the theatre. It's a view that appears in a featurette on the DVD of the film.
See the pages about the Earl Carroll Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the building and hundreds of photos.
The Aquarius / Earl Carroll Theatre in the film:
Regrettably, the building doesn't appear in the finished film.
Using the theatre for promotion:
Promoting the film at the Earl Carroll with the Tarantino-commissioned mural used for the filming still in place. Photo: Mike Hume - April 2019
Getting a bit meta at the Earl Carroll with posters up for Leo DiCaprio's character Rick Dalton in "Operazione Dyn-O-Mite" in Totalscope from Columbia-Euro. Photo: Bill Counter - May 2019
A closer look at one of the posters. They say they were "printed in Rome." Of course. Photo: Bill Counter - May 2019
The "Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood" pages:
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