1937 Groth Pictorial Map of Hollywood, California

This is a 1937 John. Groth pictorial map of Hollywood, California. Hollywood's glitz and glamour abound, with movie studios, such as Universal, 20th Century Fox, M.G.M., R.K.O., Warner Brothers, United Artists, Columbia, and Paramount, all vying for the viewer's attention. Radio stations, including N.B.C. and K.N.X., attempt to distract the viewer from the movie studios. Buses full of people travel Hollywood's roads, which are all labeled. Large crowds of people congregate around Cathay, at the American Legion Stadium, and the Santa Anita Racetrack. High society clubs and eateries, such as the Clover Club, Victor Hugo, the Beverly Wilshire, and Perino's. Groth contrasts Hollywood's wealth with windows into its obvious poverty, personified by Chinese laborers working near M.G.M. and migrants selling fruits and vegetables walking the streets next to the city's fashionable movie stars.

Publication History and Census

This map was created by John Groth and published in Stage magazine in 1937. Three examples are cataloged in OCLC and are part of the collections at the Library of Congress, Yale University, and the University of California Berkeley. An additional example is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection.