Places of interest

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Hollywood Tower Apar tments

6200 Franklin Ave Recently renovated historic apartments with French-Norman architectural details appeal to those with a taste for glamour, romance, mystery and fine craftsmanship www thehollywoodtower com

Hollywoodland Stone Gates

Magic Castle

7001 Franklin Ave (323) 851-3313 The chateaustyle mansion was built in 1909 by Rollin B Lane Now world-famous private club for magicians Operated by the Academy of Magical Ar ts, a nonprofit organization of 5,000 magicians and magic fans for over 40 years www magiccastle com

Hollywood Forever Cemeter y

6000 Santa Monica Blvd (323) 469-1181 The final resting place of many Hollywood legends including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr , Cecil B De Mille, Marion Davies, Tyrone Power, Peter Lorre, Peter Finch, “Bugsy” Siegel, John Huston, Johnny Ramone and others Notewor thy are the Mausoleum’s stained-glass windows www hollywoodforever com

Hollywood Gateway/The Four Silver Ladies

L a Br ea Ave at H ol l y wood Bl vd G azebo depict s Dol or es Del R io, A nna Mae Wong , Mae Wes t , and Dor ot hy Dandr idg e Des ig ned by Cat her ine H arwick e and s cul pt ed by H ar l Wes t

Hollywood High School

1521 N Highland Ave (323) 993-1700 Famous alumni include James Garner, John Ritter, Jason Robards, Jr , Stefanie Powers, Jean Peters, Rick and David Nelson, Sally Kellerman, Charlene Tilton and Carol Burnett WPA-built Ar t Deco science and liberal ar ts buildings (See “Murals in Hollywood”) www hollywoodhighschool net

Hollywood Hills

From Los Feliz to Beverly Hills, developed in the 20s, intriguing secluded historic neighborhoods offer historical perspective above the city that hums and shimmers below

Hollywood Palladium

6215 Sunset Blvd Opened October 30, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and his vocalists, including Frank Sinatra Hollywood's dance and music venue f or over 70 years www hollywoodpalladium com

Hollywood Post Office

1615 Wilcox Ave Built in 1936 and on the National Register of Historic Places Wood relief The Horseman, carved by WPA artist Gordon Newell in 1937

Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

7000 Hollywood Blvd (323) 856-1970 Built in 1927, Mar y Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks were among the original owners The first Academy Awards banquet held in the hotel’s Blossom Room in 1929 Recently renovated to reflect 21st centur y taste honors its illustrious histor y, it is Hollywood’s favorite hotel www thehollywoodroosevelt com

Beachwood Dr Built of rock quarried from Griffith Park and designated a monument in 1968 Beachwood Village was immortalized as a town of zombies in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers and is one of Hollywood’s favorite hillside neighborhoods

Janes House

6541 Hollywood Blvd A true remnant of the past, the 1903 Queen Anne style Victorian residence was the Misses Janes Kindergarten School from 1911-1926

Attending were the children of Cecil B DeMille, Jesse Lasky, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin

The Knickerbocker Hotel

1714 Ivar Avenue (323) 463-0096 Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley stayed many times Harry Houdini was a guest and his widow held a séance on the roof in 1936 Sadly, Director D W Griffith (Birth of a Nation and Intolerance) lived here a mostly forgotten man until his death in 1948 Now a senior residence

Lake Hollywood

A glimpse of this mountain “lake” nestled in the hills will make you forget that you ’ re in a major city Used as a location for countless movies and TV shows a replica of the dam cracked and burst in the movie Earthquake Superb view of Hollywood Sign Walking, hiking, biking from 5am–Sunset

Las Palmas Hotel

1738 N Las Palmas Julia Roberts’ digs before business with Richard Gere moved her “uptown” to Beverly Hills in Pretty Woman Also, Kramer’s residence when he moved from New York to Hollywood on TV’s Seinfeld

Los Angeles Fire Depar tment Museum and Memorial

1355 N Cahuenga Blvd The LAFD houses its historic firefighting collection dating back to the 1880’s in the 1930 Hollywood Fire Station No 27 Outdoor sculpture memorializes fallen firefighters www lafdmuseum org

Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens

5333 Zoo Dr (323) 644-4200 At Griffith Park

Where the real wildlife is! One of the world’s finest zoos Advance tickets recommended Open daily www lazoo org

Max Factor Building (Hollywood Museum)

1660 N Highland Ave Opened in 1935 with a “ premiere” attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland It was headquarters for the cosmetics company founded by Max Factor who coined the term “makeup ” (See MUSEUMS)

Montecito Apar tments

6650 Franklin Ave Fine example of art deco style with Mayan influence, listed in National Register of Historical Places Was home to James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, George C Scott, Ben Vereen and Ronald Reagan Now a residence for seniors

Mulholland Fountain

Los Feliz Blvd and Riverside Dr Dedicated August 1, 1940, as a memorial to William Mulholland who engineered the 238-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to L A from the Owens River Valley in 1913

Murals in Hollywood

An array of murals provide diversion to the urban streetscape Don’t miss the spectacular L A Jazz tiled mural by Richard Wyatt at Capitol Records on Vine St See Eloy Torrez’ Legends of Cinema on Hollywood High’s Auditorium on Highland Ave On Hudson north of Hollywood Blvd find Alfredo de Batuc’s A Tribute to Delores Del Rio Thomas Suriya’s You Are The Star is at southwest corner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd On and Franklin is an untitled mural by the late Dan Collins See George Sportelli’s Nancy Sinatra

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