Places of interest

Bronson Caves

3200 Canyon Dr Used as backdrop for countless movies and TV shows such as Gunsmoke and Bonanza, the jungle island in the original King Kong, a distant planet in Star Trek: The Movie, and the entrance to Batman’s Bat Cave in TV’s Batman and the first Batman movie

Cahuenga Pass/US101

Dolby Theatre hosts the annual Academy Awards ceremony

Academy of Motion Picture Ar ts & Sciences

Mar y Pickford Center

1313 N Vine St Built in 1949, first Hollywood TV studio Early shows and sitcoms included Queen for a Day and I Love Lucy Includes 286-seat Linwood Dunn Theater, Academy offices and Academy Film Archive www oscars org/about/facilities/linwood-dunn-theater

American Film Institute

2021 N Western Ave (323) 856-7600 Historic Immaculate Hear t College campus now famed institute and one of the best film and video libraries in the world www afi com

American Society of Cinematographers

1782 N Orange Dr (323) 969-4333 Built in 1903, this classic Mission Revival residence has been lovingly cared for by the Society since 1936 www theasc com

Named “Cahuenga” or “Little Hills” by the Tongva tribe of Native Americans The ancient way through the hills was travelled by Spanish explorer Don Gaspar de Por tola in the 18th centur y and later by the American frontiersman Kit Carson

Capitol Records

1750 N Vine St World’s first circular office building was built in 1956, the light on its rooftop spire flashes “H-O-L-LY-W-O-O-D” in Morse code Gold albums of its many ar tists displayed in lobby John Lennon and other Capitol ar tists’ stars on sidewalk Ar tist Richard Wyatt’s LA Jazz mural in tile depicts jazz greats www capitolstudios com

Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley

1640 Cahuenga Blvd Site of Charlie Chaplin (The Kid), Buster Keaton (chased by Keystone Kops) and Harold Lloyd silent films For more silent film locations visit www silentlocations com

For the visitor to truly enjoy a visit to Hollywood, venture off the beaten path to explore and discover what the town is all about.

Attractions:

Hollywood Athletic Club

• Escape Hotel Hollywood 6633 Hollywood Blvd www escapehotelhollywood com

• Funko Hollywood 6201 Hollywood Blvd www funko com/hollywood

• Hollywood Wax Museum 6767 Hollywood Blvd www hollywoodwaxmuseum com

• Guinness World of Records Museum

6764 Hollywood Blvd www guinness com

• Madame Tussauds 6933 Hollywood Blvd www madametussauds com

• Ripley’s Believe it or Not! 6780 Hollywood Blvd www ripleyshollywood com

The hills of Hollywood

Château Élysée/Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Inter national

5930 Franklin Ave (323) 960-3100 Built in the late 1920s, Hollywood’s first residential hotel, guests included Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Carole Lombard, Car y Grant, Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogar t, and Ginger Rogers Now owned by Church of Scientology www manor-scientology org

Chase Bank/Millard Sheets

1500 N Vine St Mosaics, murals and stained glass created by noted California ar tist Millard Sheets depict Hollywood personalities (Featured this issue)

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