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    Welcome \ Los Angeles 2009

    by Nathan White

    regular price$690.00 sale price

    Sometime in the early 1950s, Arthur Miller went to Hollywood to develop a movie with Elia Kazan, who took him out to a bar with an actress named Marilyn Monroe – changing Miller’s life. But this was not just any bar, this was the bar where F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway drank and where Humphrey Bogart lounged.  It was a popular cabaret at the Roosevelt Hotel in the heart of Hollywood called Cinegrill.

    Cinegrill originally opened in 1936 and enjoyed a long run as an A-list hot spot before slowly fading from prominence and eventually closing in the early ‘00s.  The bright, bold neon encrusted sign that led revellers to this historic hangout outlasted the club, standing at Hollywood Boulevard and Orange until 2009 when “Welcome” was snapped.  Peeling, fading and warn it showed its age, but was still magnificent and serving its new purpose of welcoming travellers to the reinvigorated Roosevelt.  This photo was one of the last of its kind to capture the raw original beauty of this enduring landmark before it was retrofitted for “new” Hollywood with an oh-so-fitting oversized LED screen flashing insurance ads to passers-by. 

    We hope you love this moment captured as much as we do.     

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    All prints and framed prints are made-to-order for you.  Prints are printed on high-quality archival cotton rag fine art paper with a white border.   Each print is limited edition certified and shipped rolled.  Framed prints are Shadow Box frames with the print set back from the protective glazing.

    Though some grain and blur may be present due to the unique properties of these works, all prints are reproduced at high resolution to reduce any irregularities.  Imperfection in hand-held street photography is why we love it!

    Image Size 60x40cm \ Paper Size 72x52cm \ Framed Size 75x55cm in an edition of 150

    Image Size 90x60cm \ Paper Size 102x72cm \ Framed Size 105x75cm in an edition of 125

    Image Size 120x80cm \ Paper Size 132x92cm \ Framed Size 135x95cm in an edition of 75

    Image Size 150x100cm \ Paper Size 162x112cm \ Framed Size 165x115cm in an edition of 50

    Image Size 180x120cm \ Paper Size 192x132cm \ Framed Size 195x135cm in an edition of 25

    Framed prints are Shadow Box frames with the print set back from the glazed front of the work.  For more information on our printing and framing specifications visit our Printing & Framing page.

    Prints are eligible for worldwide shipping.  Framed prints are currently only eligible for shipping in Australia to select addresses.  Images of framed photographs are artist renders to assist with visualisation and may not represent the final product.  

    Price my increase as limited edition run closes.