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t During the Golden Era of the film industry, Hollywood Boulevard glittered like fairyland from Thanksgiving Eve until long after New Year’s Day, lined with elaborately decorated Xmas trees higher than the lamp-posts they clung to on both sides of the street. Overhead lights and Christmas bells hung from garlands, canopying the street. The Holiday Season began officially on Thanksgiving Eve with the traditional Santa Claus Parade of Stars and its dramatic floats, marching bands, Sheriff Biscailuz’ famous horse-posse and silver saddle trappings. But most exciting of all, there were real movie stars, smiling and waving from topless convertibles. Even Santa Claus himself was usually a .big-name performer. Radio reporters broadcast every detail of the event, from coast to coast, and regular traffic came to a standstill as thousands of ardent fans lined the length of the boulevard, five-deep, to catch a glimpse of their favorites. Studio pressagents had a field day with the stars from their own studio stables. Photos were posed and re-posed. Fan magazines fought for “exclusives,” which would appear six months later. Sometimes it rained, but rarely . . . and nothing could dampen the spirits of the people who thronged Hollywood Boulevard in the 30’s. Where else could one get such great entertainment for free, during the Big Depression? *** George Demitrious CHILD STAR Shirley Temple turned on for the cameras in a Santa Claus outfit. Unquestionably one of the most enduring child-stars ever to brighten the Hollywood scene, her films are still being shown on TV, as enchanting to the children of today as they were to the generations that preceded them. *** 'IfriMmab in tl)£ “A Night to Remember” on Hollywood Boulevard during the festive holiday season. 5