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Charlie Chaplin Studios / The Jim Henson Company

1416 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 802-1500. Built in 1918 to resemble a row of English country homes, Chaplin made many of his films here including Modern Times and City Lights. Formerly A&M Records, the studio was purchased by Jim Henson Productions puppeteers of Muppet fame, who honor Chaplin with a statue of Kermit the Frog dressed as the Little Tramp.

Paramount Pictures

5515 Melrose Ave. (323) 956-1777. Longest continuously operating film studio in Hollywood. The original gates can be seen at Bronson entrance. The most famous film featuring Paramount is the classic Sunset Boulevard where Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond was “ ready for her close-up. ” Also studio for Godfather, Mission Impossible and Terminator films. Flying high this summer with Tom Cruise Top Gun Maverick. Tours available. www.paramountstudiotour.com

Paramount Studios

Prospect Studios

4151 Prospect Ave. One of east Hollywood’ s most historic studios, former Vitapath Studio has been continually operating since early 1920s. As ABC Television Productions, Let’ s Make A Deal, The Dating Game, American Bandstand, Welcome Back, Kotter, and more recently, Grey ’ s Anatomy were created here.

RKO Studios

Corner of Melrose & Gower. Formerly owned by Joseph Kennedy, Howard Hughes, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Gary Cooper films were made here. Acquired by Paramount, the familiar world globe is still visible and its historic sound stages are still in use.

Raleigh Studios

5300 Melrose Ave. (888) 960-3456. Dates back to 1914 and Pickford, Fairbanks and Chaplin. Classic feature films such as The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers, and In the Heat of the Night, and early TV series Hopalong Cassidy and Superman series were made here; and more recently TVs Castle and Straight Outta Compton. www.raleighstudios.com

Warner Brothers Studios

Red Studios Hollywood

846 N Cahuenga Blvd. (323) 463-0808. Was Metro Pictures Back Lot #3 in 1915. From the Golden Age of Television to The Golden Girls, from MTV to WB, from High Noon to True Blood, the studio continues a grand Hollywood tradition. www.redstudioshollywood.com

Sunset Bronson Studios

5800 Sunset Blvd. (323) 460-5858. Original Warner Bros. Studio where the first sound movie The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, was made in 1927. After the advent of sound, needing more space, Warners moved to Burbank, but continued using the studio for production of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons. In the late ‘40s, the studio became KTLA-TV, one of the nation ’ s first TV studios. The iconic “ mansion ” building and new multi-story facility are now home to Netflix. www.hppsunsetstudios.com

Sunset Gower Studios

1438 N. Gower St. (323) 467-1001. Formerly Columbia Pictures (1926-1972). Classics It Happened One Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Jimmy Stewart were made here as were The Three Stooges movies. I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, The Flying Nun and later TV shows filmed here. Still a working studio lot for independent productions. New building at Sunset entrance houses iconic Technicolor. www.hppsunsetstudios.com

Sunset Las Palmas Studios

1040 N. Las Palmas Ave. (323) 860-0000. Formerly Hollywood Center Studios and located in the Hollywood Media District, it is a recent addition to Hudson Pacific ’ s holdings. Home of early Harold Lloyd movies and later Francis Ford Coppola ’ s Zoetrope. Jean Harlow began her career here in Howard Hughes ’ 1927 film Hell’ s Angels. www.hppsunsetstudios.com

Universal Studios Hollywood

100 Universal City Plaza. (800) 864-8377. In addition to being a functioning sudio, the full-day movie-based theme park features rides and attractions including the world-famous Studio Tour, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ , Mayhem and the completely reimagined Jurassic World Ride. www.universalstudioshollywood.com

Warner Bros. Studios

3400 Warner Blvd, Burbank. (818) 977-8687. Moved its studios from Sunset Blvd. to Burbank in 1937, where such film legends as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney made their mark. Scenes from La La Land filmed on Stage 16, one of the largest stages in the world. www.wbstudiotour.com

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Amoeba Music

6200 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 245-6400. Music fans head to this bustling at its new location on the famed boulevard at Argle Ave. for its huge selection of vinyl, video and CDs plus live shows. www.amoeba.com

Ovation Hollywood (formerly Hollywood & Highland)

6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 871-0200. Hollywood’s major shopping attraction has been reconfigured and has a whole new look.Visit Japan House and the many shops and eateries. www.theovation.com Original Farmers Market

6333 West Third St. (323) 933-9211.Over 100 shops, grocers and restaurants, including dozens of specialty retail stores and kiosks offering everything from high fashion, to designer jewelry, souvenirs, soaps and scents, and one-of-a-kind collectibles. 2 hours free parking with validation. Hours: 9am-9pm daily. www.farmersmarketla.com

Fred Segal

8500 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles 90069. (310) 432-0560. With over five decades of history behind it, Fred Segal Sunset, the flagship, features permanent shopswithin-a-shop, a pop-up and event space, and a café. www.FredSegal.com

West Hollywood Gateway

7100 Santa Monica Blvd. (323) 785-2560. This extraordinary Shopping Center houses arguably the most popular Target in the U.S. where celebrities and the Hollywood elite shop. Also includes Best Buy and numerous restaurants and shops. While there, stop by the historical Formosa Café located on the original Route 66 Highway! Who knows what local celebs you’ll run into who frequent there! www.westhollywoodgateway.com

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After completing a two-year contract at Columbia (1940-41), Lloyd served in World War II in command of

the 13th Air Force Combat Camera Unit, turning out short documentaries. He rose to the rank of major and was decorated with the Legion of Merit. After the war, he temporarily retired to life on his Carmel Valley ranch, but ABOVE: The inviting pool area looks over the Hollywood Hills to the Downtown LA skyline. RIGHT: The media room’s walls provide a peek into World War II. The origin of this mural has been lost to history, but given Frank Lloyd’s wartime assignment, it’s likely something he left behind.

made a brief comeback after the death of his wife Alma. His swan song for Republic Studio in 1955 was the story of the Battle of the Alamo, The Last Command, a suitably-titled finale to the career of one of the great action directors of the period. Lloyd has a star on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard. DH

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Ozzie & Harriet Nelson’s House

1822 Camino Palmero. Home of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson for about 40 years and where David and Rick Nelson grew up. Hollywood High School, their alma mater, is only a few blocks away. (Do not disturb occupants.)

Orchard Gables

1277 Wilcox Ave. A Historical and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts European- style cottage built in 1904 is one of the early homes built before moviemakers arrived in the pastoral Cahuenga Valley. This section of Hollywood was known as Colegrove, founded by U.S. Senator Cornelius Cole.

Pantages Theatre

6233 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 468-1770. The last theatre built by magnate Alexander Pantages is historical and cultural landmark and the first art deco movie palace in the U.S. Opened in 1930 with The Floradora Girl starring Marion Davies and a live show featuring Al Jolson as MC. Hosted the Academy Awards from 1949-1959 and Emmy Awards in the 70s. Howard Hughes once had offices upstairs. www.hollywoodpantages.com

Rock Walk

7425 Sunset Blvd. Founded Nov 13, 1985, handprints, signatures, and memorabilia from the greatest musical performers and innovators who contributed the most to the growth of Rock ‘ n Roll. www.guitarcenter.com/rockwalk.gc

Sunset Strip

Doheny Dr. to Crescent Hts. Once-favorite night spots such as the Trocadero, Mocambo and Ciro

’ s were located outside the city limits in unincorporated county land. Today the Strip with its assortment of boutiques, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels is part of West Hollywood.

Sunset Tower Hotel

8358 W. Sunset Blvd. (323) 654-7100. Completed in 1931. Originally 46 apartments, and home to such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, the Gabor Sisters and many more. Now a 64-room luxury hotel and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. www.sunsettowerhotel.com

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TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman’s)

6925 Hollywood Blvd. Built by Sid Grauman in 1927 and a Hollywood icon. The famous footprint ceremonies were inaugurated in 1927 by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. www.tclchinesetheatres.com

Universal CityWalk

100 Universal City Plaza. (818) 622-9841. Los Angeles ’ landmark urban entertainment, shopping and dining complex, located adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood. Open daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com (See Studios)

Vedanta Society Hollywood Temple

1946 Vedanta Pl. (323) 465-7114. Founded by Swami Prabhavananda in 1929, preaches the philosophical basis of Hinduism in historic setting. This temple has long attracted many Hollywood luminaries to pray and meditate including Aldous Huxley, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. Open daily. www.vedanta.org

Visitor/Tourist Information

Hollywood & Highland at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 467-6412. 2nd level, #209. Open daily.

Walk of Fame

Created by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce in 1960, the world’ s most famous sidewalk contains nearly 2,000 stars embedded along Hollywood Blvd. from La Brea to Gower, and on Vine St. from Yucca to Sunset Blvd. Stars are awarded in five categories: motion pictures, television, recorded music, radio and live theatre. About 15 new stars are dedicated each year. www.walkoffame.com

Woman’s Club of Hollywood

1749 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 876-8383. Founded in 1905, the club has occupied its current building since the 1930s. www.wchollywood.org

Wattles Mansion

1824 N. Curson Ave. (323) 969-9106. Private mansion completed in 1909. May be rented for private events. Gardens behind the mansion are open to the public.www.laparks.org/historic/wattlesmansion-and-gardens

Whitley Heights

Whitley Ave. A few blocks north of Hollywood Blvd. Built in 1918 by H. J. Whitley to resemble an Italian hill town. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 20s Maurice Chevalier, Bette Davis, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Rosalind Russell, Janet Gaynor, Francis X. Bushman, William Faulkner, Carmen Miranda and Norma Shearer lived here. www.whitleyheights.org

Yamashiro Restaurant

1999 N. Sycamore Ave. (323) 466-5125. Built in 1911 as a private residence, this replica of a Japanese palace has one of the most spectacular views in the city and a perfect place to watch a Hollywood sunset. Gardens include 600-year-old pagoda and authentic teahouse open to visitors during the day. Scenes from Marlon Brando ’ s Sayonara were filmed here. www.yamashirohollywood.com

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