Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Morgan Camera Shop

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

1. Morgan Camera Shop Marker

Inscription. For over fifty years the Morgan Camera Shop was a fixture of the Hollywood community. Completed in 1938 at 6260-62 Sunset Boulevard, it was built for owner Gilbert Morgan, a specialist in "miniature photography," an emerging technology utilizing small, compact cameras. Gilbert's ties to the photography community were strong. Selling an array of camera equipment and photography-related books and magazines, the Morgan Camera Shop was a popular venue for salons and exhibitions, and Gilbert also published a newsletter, Morgan Camera News. His brother, Willard D. Morgan and Willard's wife Barbara, were well-known photographers in New York City and owners of a publishing company featuring the work of other photographers, including Ansel Adams. The Morgan brothers shared business and technical advice, making the Morgan Camera Shop a family affair. The two-story brick building has two storefronts and was designed by architect Marshall P. Wilkinson in the Moderne style, featuring angled ground-level display windows. The existing neon blade sign is a later addition replacing an original metal wall sign that featured

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the Morgan Camera Shop's distinctive logo that now appears on signage added to the front façade and in the faded painted advertisement on the east elevation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.

Location. 34° 5.871′ N, 118° 19.527′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Argyle Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Sunset Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6240 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

2. Morgan Camera Shop Marker

walking distance of this marker: Earl Carroll Theatre (within shouting distance of this marker); Entertainment Industry’s Time Capsule (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hollywood Palladium (about 400 feet away); Wallichs Music City (about 400 feet away); NBC Radio City (about 400 feet away); Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. (about 700 feet away); A Missed Train Stop (about 700 feet away); The Lasky Barn (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Morgan Camera Shop, ca. 1938 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

3. Morgan Camera Shop, ca. 1938

Front façade of the building, ca. 2019 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 27, 2023

4. Front façade of the building, ca. 2019

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 31, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.