Places of Interest Listings

Places of Interest
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	West Hollywood Gateway CRA sponsored. Gateway depicts Dolores Del Rio, Anna Mae Wong, Mae West, and Dorothy Dandridge. Designed by Catherine Hardwiche, sculptor: Hari West. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	The Original Farmers Market Historic landmark, Los Angeles tradition and world-famous tourist attraction for more than 70 years. Nearby, The Grove’s Main Street atmosphere makes this a first rate attraction and shopping ... Last Updated: Aug-10-2009
	The Knickerbocker Hotel Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities including Rudy Vallee, Gloria Swanson, Dick Powell and Bette Davis. Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	The Hollywood Museum Make-up studio on ground flour restored to its art deco splendor plus four floors of elaborate displays movie memorabilia. Hours: Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	The Golden Age Theatre Live Theatrical Readings of noted author’s pulp fiction classics every Saturday at 7:30pm. Get into the action at Author Services in Hollywood this weekend and see the Stories from the Golden Age by ... Last Updated: Aug-31-2009
	Samuel & Harriet Freeman House Built in 1924 by Frank Lloyd Wright, house had unique history as a salon of the avant-garde and a haven for artists in the early 50’s. Closed for renovation. Last Updated: Aug-10-2009
	Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study Built in 1949 and the first Hollywood studio designed for television. Many early TV variety, quiz shows and sitcoms of its day including “Queen For A Day” and “I Love Lucy” were broadcast from here. ... Last Updated: Aug-10-2009
	Pantages Theatre The last theatre built by magnate, Alexander Pantages, is a spectacle on its own. Opened in 1930 with "Floradora" starring Marion Davies and a live show featuring Al Jolson as M.C. The first art deco ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Pacific Design Center West Hollywood's famous "Blue Whale" is center for design arts. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. (See VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC) Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Ozzie & Harriet Nelson's House 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.) Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Orchard Gables Recently declared a Historical and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts European-style cottage built in 1904 is one of the early homes built before the moviemakers arrived in the pastoral ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Musso & Frank's Grill Hollywood's oldest restaurant, it was a popular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett. (See DINING) Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Museums Refer to listings for American Society of Cinematographers, Autry National Center, Guinness World Records Museum, Hollywood Bowl Museum, Hollywood Heritage Museum, the Hollywood Museum at the Max ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Museum of Death This new museum displays many funerary items and mortician devices as well as war, autopsy, and famous crime and morgue scene photographs. Hours: Tue-Sun 12pm-9pm. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Murals in Hollywood An array of murals provide diversion to the urban streetscape. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Mulholland Fountain Dedicated August 1, 1940 as a memorial to William Mulholland, the man who built the 238-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to L.A. from the Owens River Valley. Its location marks the spot where the ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Montecito Apartments Fine example of art deco style with Mayan influence, listed in National Register of Historical Places. One of many apartment-hotel residences built during Hollywood's Golden Era. Was home to James ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Mole-Richardson Museum of Lighting A history of the evolution of lighting within the motion picture industry. Company has been designing and manufacturing lighting in Hollywood since 1927. Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Melrose Avenue A unique collection of restaurants, nostalgia shops, and boutiques with the newest and best of fashion for a hip and trendy look at what's hot in L.A. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Max Factor Building Opened in 1935 with a "premiere" attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Magic Castle 1909 Gothic mansion, once home to actress Janet Gaynor, now world-famous private club for magicians. Guests enjoy "Houdini Séance Room," "Invisible Irma Room," other dining rooms and secret chambers. ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Madame Tussauds Hollywood Brand new museum opens August 1. "Meet" the famous and infamous on iconic film sets. Experience making movies, starring in them and attending an awards ceremony. Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens At Griffith Park. One of the world's finest; where the real wild life is! (See FAMILY) Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Los Angeles Fire Fighters Museum & Memorial The Los Angeles Fire Department houses its historic fire fighting collection dating back to the 1880's in the 1930 Old Hollywood Fire Station No. 27. Outdoor sculpture memorializes fallen ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
	Las Palmas Hotel Julia Roberts' humble digs before business with Richard Gere moved her "uptown" to Beverly Hills in "Pretty Woman." Also Kramer’s residence when he moved temporarily from New York to Hollywood on TV’s ... Last Updated: Aug-21-2009
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