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Warner Bros: 90 Years of Innovation

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Hollywood Discovers Loreto Mexico

66 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Stunt Performers!

67 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:00:00 GMT

From The Editor

66 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Sheryl Crow's Historic Estate

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Vista Canyon Estate of Singer-Songwriter Sheryl Crow has a Fascinating Past!

East Hollywood

66 — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

As Real as the "Reel" Hollywood!

Last Page: Fascinating Fireside Reading

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Hollywood Shopping Spree!

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 GMT

HOLLYWOOD HIGH REVISITED

67 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

HOLLYWOOD U

101 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The World's Campus

FACES OF HOLLYWOOD

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Ever had the feeling you're being watched?

Last Page: RKO Pictures, A Titan is Born

101 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

From the Editor

66 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Paramount Centennial

126 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Paramount Pictures' 100 years has reflected the growth of Hollywood.

Travelling Around Griffith Park

75 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Whether by foot, bicycle, horseback, tram, or steam train, it's the place to be!

The Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs)

66 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Discover Hollywood Special Commentary

From the Editor

66 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Transform: To change in form, appearance, or structure.

Hollywood Museums

75 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Looking for Hollywood in all the Right Places

126 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Discovering Hollywood

66 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Last Page: The 26th Annual Charlie Awards

66 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Letter from the Editor

66 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Birth of the Disney Legend: The Seeds for Disneyland Grew From Los Feliz Roots

121,122 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Working Like a Dog in Hollywood

123 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Faith in Hollywood

115 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Barnsdall Park: Signs of the Times

66 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

From the Editor

66 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Last Page

66 — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:00 GMT

The Afterlife of Hollywood Stars: Personal Keepsakes Cross the Auction Block

67 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The legends and estates of Hollywood stars live on forever, even after the death of the stars themselves.

American Legion Post 43: Serving a New Generation of Veterans

115 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

From the earliest days of Hollywood, the history of the American Legion and Hollywood has been intertwined.

25 Years of Discover Hollywood

66 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

The past 25 years has seen the development of Discover Hollywood, as well as the re-development of Hollywood itself.

The Peterson Automotive Museum - Treasure trove of our car culture

75 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Gold DeLorean at the Peterson Automotive Museum.

Public Art - Playing a role in neighborhood revitalization

66 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Alfredo de Batuc's "Dolores Del Rio" was among the first murals painted in the 1980's with the assistance of the Hollywood Economic Revitalization Effort (HERE Project).

Hollywoodland - Tycoons and visionaries created an iconic America neighborhood

106 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Horseback riders enjoy Hollywoodland bridle trails, circa 1925. Courtesy of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Skyscrapers in Hollywood?

66 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Hollywood's Enduring Superstar - The Griffith Observatory

67 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Starline Tours - The Dream of Vahid and Fred Sapir

75 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Hollywood Discovers Puebla De Los Angeles

66 — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Theatre Magic!

66 — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Theatre in Hollywood this season is bursting like a joyous explosion. Beginning with "West Side Story" and extending into February and beyond, theatre goers are in for a real treat...

Literary Hollywood - The Streets of Raymond Chandler and Beyond

90 — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Hollywood has been the setting for numerous novels |over the decades, and some have actually used |local landmarks, buildings, neighborhoods, streets |and residences by name or under other names as part of those stories...

He Would Overcome - Remembering Architect Paul Williams

97 — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

Noted architect Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980) rose to prominence in Los Angeles when deed restrictions barred African Americans and Asians from living in many of the city's neighborhoods. Today, Williams is recognized as one of our "starchitects" and homes attributed to him sell in the seven figures...

Walk the Walk of Fame

75 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Forget following the paparazzi, sneaking behind the velvet rope, following the fashionistas or hanging around the hippest bar: there's only one guaranteed way to see the biggest stars in Hollywood - over 2,400 of them - and that's to take a stroll on the legendary Walk of Fame...

Recording Studio Mecca

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT

For some 70 years, the recording studios of Hollywood have given us many of the biggest hits on the music charts and classic albums by world-famous talent. However, the past two decades have seen dramatic changes in the industry. From technology and the rise of digital recording formats and artists with home studios to a changing market and major record companies downsizing has brought about shifting business models for music as a whole...

The Amazing LA Race

66 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT

It's a sightseeing tour… It's a game… It's a scavenger hunt. It's an immersive experience. It's, well, it's all of the above - and more! The challenge is how to write an article about Hollywood and Los Angeles' most unusual sightseeing "event," the Amazing LA Race, without telling too much about it and spoiling the fun...

Hollywood Studios Today

101 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Still making magic

Universal Studios Hollywood

67 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT

King Kong Returns to the Entertainment Capital of Los Angeles

The Grand Pubs of Hollywood

75 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Sharing a pint or a shepherd's pie in traditional style. Here's where to go.

From The Editor

66 — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT

100 Years Old, A Century of Hollyood

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

“Hollywood – 100 Years” by Charles Champlin was originally
published in the Los Angeles Times Magazine on January 4, 1987.
Charles Champlin/Los Angeles Times, Copyright © 1987.
Reprinted with Permission.

Whitley Heights

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

The style, the elegance, the optimism of the Roaring 20s live on in the exclusive homes up on the hill....

A Hollywood Success Story

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Chaz Dean is one of this town’s brightest stars, a visionary entrepreneur.

June Wayne A Lifetime of Lithography

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

June Wayne’s life and her work spans the decades from World War II to the present. Her art that includes paintings, three dimensional work and tapestries is remarkable in that as she moved into new forms of creative expression, she was the first, she was the one that opened the portal through which other artists followed. She is our Number One Hollywood Art Treasure.

The Poignant Poinsettia

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

The spectacular plant that makes its grand entrance each holiday season has distinctive American roots that spans centuries and cultures.

Castillo Del Lago

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

A house which stretches a hundred or more feet from bottom to top is a house with extremes of geography and engineering. Add elements of myth and legend - gangsters, speakeasies, celebrities - to a three-acre hillside location as picturesque and exotic as an Ivory...

Jayma Mays Living

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT

It began gradually, but once actress Jayma Mays’ career broke, she was on her way. Today with “Glee,” the Fox TV hit show, husband, actor Adam Campbell (also a rising star), a recent move to the Los Feliz area of Hollywood, Jayma is living the Hollywood dream.

Vintage Jewels

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Two vintage jewels in Hollywood’s cultural treasure trove are the Hollywood Bowl and the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre.

Farmers Market's 75th Anniversary

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Farmers Market’s - For many millions of visitors – and several gen erations of Angelenos – this simple direction has meant a trip to one of the city’s most famous and lively landmarks, the Farmers Market.

From the Editor

66 — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

We’ve marked quite a year for this publication. A year ago, we increased our frequency 100% publishing 5 issues – summer, fall, winter, spring and a special Ford Program issue.

Hollywood Art Centennial: DeLongpre & Redmond

11 — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Granville Redmond, a transplanted Pennsylvanian known as one of California’s first resident Impressionists, is famous for his landscapes full of poppies, our state flower, and purple lupines – although, interestingly, he’s said to have preferred darker, moodier subjects, often painting moonlit scenes.

Superheroes, Villains, & Cartoon Characters...

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The ultimate odd couple while in costume, they are among the men and women who impersonate cartoon characters, superheroes, queens and kings of the silver screen, villains and other fantasy beings. Their “stage” is Hollywood Boulevard . They’re seeking to earn tips by entertaining in costume and posing for pictures with people strolling on The Walk Of Fame.

Pinks, Formosa Cafe, Musso & Frank Anniversaries

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

It's perhaps the very definition of a classic Hollywood experience: a coctail at the Formosa Cafe', dinner at Musso and Frank's, and a late-night stop at Pink's for a hot dog. This year all three of these Los Angeles legends are celebrating a major anniversary, so it's the perect time to experience Hollywood history.

Hollywood: Mural Capital of Los Angeles

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Hollywood enjoys an array of murals that provide diversion to the urban streetscape. Eloy Torrez “Legends of Cinema” graces the front of Hollywood High’s Auditorium on Highland Ave. Last year with the assistance of the Community Redevelopment Agency and Jimmy Kimmel, is a full figure north facing panel depicting alum John Ritter.

Getting Around in Hollywood

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Getting around Hollywood no longer has to involve looking for a parking spot or inching along Hollywood Boulevard. As local residents and incoming tourists become more familiar with the convenience of DASH Hollywood and Metro Rail, getting to their destination has become much easier.

The Hollywood Palladium

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT

On October 15, nearly sixty eight years to the day that the Hollywood Palladium ushered Los Angeles into the swing era with a grand opening performance of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra featuring a young Frank Sinatra, rap mogul Jay-Z took the stage with his own 12-piece Roc Boys ensemble.

Haunted Hollywood

67 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

There are those who believe Hollywood is a ghost town. Not a ghost town like you’d find in the Old West; real ghosts who haunt Hollywood for a variety of reasons, according to experts in the field of the paranormal and others who have claimed to see celebrity spirits.

Sixty Years and Still Counting

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Miceli's was established in 1949, when Carmen and Sylvia Miceli gathered their meager funds and opened Miceli's Pizzaria -- Hollywood's first pizza house. Using family recipes brought from Sicily via Old Chicago, people lined up and down the block.

The Ennis House

11 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

A house which neighbors loved to hate today is the darling of the street where it resides, Glendower Avenue in hilly Los Feliz. Thanks to a $6.5 million renovation and the decision of its board of director caretakers to sell it on the open market, the most unique of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s California designs, the Ennis House, is receiving its first positive public relations in as long as anyone can remember.

Lastpage - Franklin Village

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Nestled below the Hollywood Sign near the junction of Franklin and Bronson Avenues, newly designated Franklin Village is one of Hollywood’s most neighborly junctions. Los Angeles, like London, is rapidly becoming known for its neighborhoods - an evolution of a mega-city that cuts us down to bite-sized, easily-digestible pieces.

"Madame Tussauds Comes to Town"

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Everyone who comes to Hollywood and strolls along the Walk of Fame or compares their hands and feet with the prints outside the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre secretly wishes that they’ll see their favorite celebrity.

Grande Dames of Hollywood

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Starlets and divas have called Hollywood home since the movies first called Action! Some of those early legends of the silver screen are long gone, but Grande Dames with names like Villa Carlotta, The Fontenoy, and El Royale still stand tall, proud and glamorous. On your tour of Hollywood, a visit to these remarkable villas and chateaus will bring Hollywood ’s past into the present.

Palm Springs - Hollywood's Playground

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Arriving in Palm Springs by car is a bit like walking through the front gates to Warner Brothers back in the 30s. Suddenly you’re on the set for “Robin of Sherwood”, lots of actors in a very green setting. Maybe a closer description would be that it looks like someone has thrown a green rug onto the parched earth of the desert. Abruptly, the lunar landscape of the desert stops and seems to suddenly burst into bloom.

Witches & Lions & Phantom! Oh My!

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT

It’s the stuff of Hollywood fantasy, right? To be more precise it’s the reality of musical theatre in Hollywood. Those are the themes of the musicals “Mamma Mia”,“Phantom Of The Opera”, and “Rent” which will be part of the 2009 season at the historic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Hollywood Forever: A Place For Everyone

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

It’s not easy spotting stars in Hollywood. Maybe you’ll see one catching a matinee at the Arclight or behind big sunglasses at Sunday’s Farmers’ Market. (Hey, wasn’t that Johnny Depp having lunch at Musso & Frank’s?) But if you really want to get close to the stars – say, six feet or so – there’s no better place than Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Just don’t expect any autographs. Founded as Hollywood Memorial Park in 1899 by gentlemen named Lankershim and Van Nuys (both of whom wound up with namesake communities and streets in the San Fernando Valley), the cemetery on Santa Monica Boulevard actually predates the film studios including Columbia and Warner Bros that eventually surrounded it. Part of Paramount Pictures occupies more than 60 acres of its original grounds. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Star Is Reborn: The Kress Hollywood

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The 38,800 square foot 5 floor complex will add sparkle to the continuing Hollywood revitalization - revelers can even take in the city lights and the stars above by enjoying a full 360-degree view of the famous Hollywood sign from the rooftop lounge.You’re more than likely to see some movie and TV stars too, as this is already the hottest place in town. The Kress contains a pan-Asian restaurant helmed by world renowned Chef Troy N. Thompson, two clubs (a basement level lounge and a live entertainment and dance floor), a third level banquet area and VIP Lounge, and then there is the spectacular rooftop lounge complete with lime green chairs, hazy blue lighting and seven private cabanas.

An Entertainer’s Dream

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Years ago I had a real estate license until I realized that I had no interest in selling houses – only looking at them. Today, I satisfy that passion on
Sundays at open houses in Hollywood’s many neighborhoods. In the ads, I often see “entertainer’s dream” pointing out a new kitchen or
open floor plan and occasionally there’s a “celebrity-owned” description. When I first saw the notice of the “above Sunset

Lost & Found in Los Angeles and London

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

The Lost & Found office is the final destination for all these items left behind by the 1.5 million passengers who use the Metro services every day, and recently Discover Hollywood took a look at what was on their shelves. The Lost & Found office is inside the Metro Customer Center at the junction of Wilshire and LaBrea, which was originally the site of Tilford’s Restaurant and Lounge, a mid-century building designed by Los Angeles architect Welton Beckett.

Good Night, Sweet Prince The Last Home of John Barrymore

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

In the East, a house’s pedigree might include an assertion that “George Washington slept here.” Historic homes are marked with plaques designating their original owners and year of construction. In Hollywood, the provenance of homes can include one or more famous and infamous names going beyond the first illustrious resident to generation after generation of famous occupants. Similar to an artistic masterpiece, a home’s previous tenants add to its marketability and allure.

Hollywood Rising

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT

With several multi-million-dollar projects being launched, Hollywood promises newly renovated office space, an increase in jobs, impressive hotels, high-end restaurants, luxury apartments and condominiums.

Living on Top of the world

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Like a modern day Philip Marlowe my feet are propped on my desk, chair tilted back, eyes fixated out the picture window on the iconic signage of Capitol Records, the Hollywood Tower, Castle Argyle, and the Hollywood Sign. Only I am not a private detective living in a 1940’s film noir movie, I am part of the new YoCo (young cosmopolitans) demographic returning to the cities for the urban experience. We range in age from 25 to as high as 65 and are authenticity seekers. We are returning to Hollywood to live, work, and play because the uniqueness of this town is what it’s all about.

Tree Grew In Hollywood

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT

A towering tree reached the western-most upstairs window, shading a sloping ledge, big as a balcony. It was
the ledge outside my room. I had passed early childhood shyness and it was that brief
window of time that curiosity forged a new boldness in me.
I could stand across the road, outside the ivy-covered mansion of the actress, Linda Darnell, cajoling her to come
out, as she sunned herself on the patio, while my brother stood by with his nervous crush.
He was eleven, and it was he who Mother armed with two quarters to walk us down to the Egyptian Theater

Mazatlan - Hollywood Discovers

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT

When the cast and crew arrived by train, masses of people came out to receive them. A reception committee, headed by local authorities and the queen of carnival included a brass Sinaloan band and a crowd of people ecstatic for the presence of Raquel Torres and the other actors. (Raquel Torres later appeared as the woman tempting Groucho Marx in “Duck Soup”.) Today, Mazatlan welcomes visitors with the same enthusiasm. In spite of its Hollywood connection, this port city of 300,000, with its beautiful beaches and charming outlying villages was passed by by the glitterati who established Acapulco in the 50’s and Puerto Vallarta in the 60’s. Its attraction as a fishing (and

From the Editor

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT

This is a very exciting time for Hollywood but even more so for this publication. This issue is the first of our new quarterly schedule. Discover Hollywood now will publish seasonally with Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer issues. Soon our website will expand beyond with many additional features. Discover Hollywood began as a list of cultural venues in a booklet published by the Hollywood Arts Council in 1979.

The Good Bad and Ugly

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

At the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive stands a larger-than-life bronze statue of Colonel Griffith Jenkins Griffith, donor and of Griffith Park, Griffith Observatory and the Greek Theatre. A multi-millionaire philanthropist, Griffith belonged to the best of clubs of his time. But he was also convicted for disfiguring and attempting to murder his socially prominent wife. His trial was the sensational trial of the early 20th Century.

Ray Bradbury Interview

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Ray Bradbury’s relationship to Hollywood extends from his early teen years to present time. His writings have been made into films and television series, and his plays have been produced on many of Hollywood’s equitywaiver stages. In September a reprise of “Falling Upward“ will open at Theatre West. In an exclusive interview with Discover Hollywood, Bradbury shared some of his thoughts on Hollywood’s renaissance.

Hollywood's Cowboys

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Two of the screen’s greatest cowboys – Gene Autry and most revered Western movie actor of the silent era, William S. Hart – have left behind handsome museums that remain a testament to their legacy, and their love of both the real West and its Hollywood cousin.

From the Editor

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 GMT

Over the past years, as Hollywood was struggling to regain its prominence as THE place to live, work and play, we’ve focused on the central core of Hollywood. That has left us with a lot left to say about Hollywood and its wide open spaces. In this issue, we’re intrigued not only by that uniquely Hollywood entity – the Western Movie, but also some interesting information about the man who left Los Angeles its own “wide open space” Griffith Park.

Discovering Old Hollywood

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Coming from Greece , Alex Williams arrived in Hollywood in 1915, same year, D.W. Griffith turned movies into motion pictures with The Birth of a Nation. Griffith made his movie at Triangle Studios at Sunset and Virgil. Alex Williams set up business with two brothers-in-law named Linardos at Sunset and Gordon, next to the Poverty Row studios. It wasn’t the movies,

El Cabrillo and the Hollywood Renaissance

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

To the rest of the world, Hol lywood seems like one of the most glamorous places on earth, what with big movie premieres every night and celebrities partying into the smal l hours and then staggering back to their upscale apartments and condos in the early hours. The truth, however, has been rather different. For many years

From the Editor

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Hollywood is Film Noir.

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT

If you have ever been in this situation you are either at an American Cinematheque film noir festival at the Egyptian Theatre or walking the steep incline of Ivar Street where a flickering neon sign welcomes you to the Alto-Nido. It is in this 1940’s apartment building where a struggling writer (William Holden) pecked at his typewriter before he became aging screen siren, Gloria Swanson’s, playboy lover and moved into her decrepit mansion in the classic 1950’s film,

Hollywood's Forgotten Past

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT

As a native Angelino, I knew little of our city’s history past the mission days and even less about Hollywood before the movies. There were interesting old photographs, the Victorian era Janes House that had once sat right on Hollywood Blvd. And, there were the street names: De Longpre, Hudson, Wilcox, Waring that I knew were the same as the early settlers of this area. I’d heard of Daeda Wilcox and the legend of how Hollywood got its name but so much history had been eclipsed by the chance arrival of filmmakers Griffith, Lasky and DeMille.

The Magic of Hollywood

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:00:00 GMT

The Magic Castle is the private clubhouse for an organization dedicated to the advancement of the ancient art of magic, as well as a strong desire to preserve its history as an art form, entertainment medium, and hobby. They began with a charter membership of 150, and now have a worldwide fraternity of nearly 5,000 and a unique and priceless library committed to the magical arts.

From the Editor - Winter 2005/2006

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

It’s been said “All that glitters is not gold,” but one thing for sure—all that glitters is Hollywood. Whether it’s the holiday season or any night of the week, Hollywood lights up and glows. Thanks to Earl C. Anthony, Los Angeles and neon are a match made in heaven and no where is that put to better use than in Hollywood. Small signs and large, old and new, neon is our night light of choice. And as we witness Hollywood becoming more alive at night, in the light of day we’re apt to miss the hustle and bustle of a myriad of students heading to class—film, music, theatre, travel industry and even culinary arts are taught at the many schools that are scattered throughout Hollywood. Allan Duffin’s survey article uncovers another of Hollywood’s industries—education. Five years into the new century and it seems everyone is arriving at our doorstep. Where will we put them all? From high rise

Hollywood City of Lights - Magic of Neon

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

When Los Angeles car dealer and early radio pioneer, Earl C. Anthony, returned from Paris in 1923, he gave the city a gift that would transform the evening sky—a pair of orange and blue neon signs to display above his Packard dealership. Innovation and salesmanship were rampant in this city and soon glowing tubes of glass were incorporated into the building boom occurring throughout the city. By the 1930’s, the proliferation of elegant, art deco, rooftop neon signs turned Los Angles into a mecca for tourists who delightedly drove the streets of the city.

Poem: 24-Hour Shine

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

24-Hour Shine © Poet-broker Developers are tinkering with a tinsel town toolkit chiseling clues from foundations of urban places, they’ve tightened up synergy in boulevard spaces, and smoothed diverse urban energies into grooves. The past is preserved in Egyptian and Pantages restorations the future is foreshadowed on the rails of three transit stations at night workers race to bars over walk of fame pavement then throw off their shoes in lofts above the rail tubes. The barely lit sun shines on reborn deco buildings where youth rests before stumbling past steamy cafés up to loft offices or down Hollywood and Vine escalators to catch red neon Metro to downtown or San Fernando gigs, looking back above them at glass towers where elevators mix women in nurses whites with sisters in St. John knits. Ed Rosenthal is “poet-broker” and is also a historic properties specialist for CB Richard Ellis in downtown Los Angeles, where he is senior vice president of investments. He can be reached at Poet-brok

Hollywood - The World's Campus!

Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT

Believe it or not, Hollywood is a college town. Every year the best and bravest from around the world arrive on its starry sidewalks, eager to learn and ready to work. Take your pick–acting, filmmaking, comedy, make-up, music, cooking, travel – Hollywood has a school for almost every craft.

Music City ...the ultimate, living, breathing jukebox

Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

But what makes Hollywood’s music scene special? It doesn’t have a distinctive sound or style, such as Nashville’s country or Detroit’s Motown soul. Instead, Hollywood’s musical uniqueness is attributed to its close proximity to the hubs of both the television and film industries. This area is a kind of melting pot of the arts, if you will, with actors, musicians and other fame-seeking entertainers all inhabiting the same small creative stage, simultaneously surging to capture the spotlight. Every night of the week, soundboards are humming hot with live music action in this town. Sounds flow from underground haunts like the Hotel Café or Largo, to that special musical magic emanating beneath the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The worlds of music and film have had a co-dependant relationship ever since silver screens first brightened darkened theaters. For instance, when D.W.

From the Editor - Summer 2005

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

As a new generation discovers Hollywood as a cultural playground, I’m reminded that this is another layer built upon a rich tradition of the arts and entertainment that this community has enjoyed for 100 years. Paul DeLongpre, the famed botanical artist, built his estate at Cahuenga and Prospect (now Hollywood Blvd.). His gardens were one of the city’s first tourist attractions. Hollywood’s pioneers, the early farmers and ranchers came to Hollywood for its rich land planting bean fields and orchards until the movie makers would change it forever. Soon some of these ranchers were subdividing their land and building housing for a developing film industry. Today their legacy is in street names – Wilcox, Cole, Seward, Fuller and Hudson. Our climate also attracted the wealthy from the east who purchased large parcels on which to build their grandiose

Aline Barnsdall - The Ultimate Iconoclast

Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:00:00 GMT

Aline Barnsdall, the donor of Barnsdall Art Park, was the ultimate iconoclast. A fiercely independent feminist, a bohemian, a devotee and producer of experimental theater, and an enormously wealthy heiress, she was a single mother at a time when women were simply not single mothers. More importantly, she was also the real mother of modern architecture, having brought Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Shindler, and Richard Neutra to California to work on the avante garde theater colony she envisioned for Olive Hill in Los Feliz. Without Aline Barnsdall, Frank Lloyd Wright might never have come to California. Yet with Frank Lloyd Wright, Aline, like many others, had a stormy relationship. Kindred spirits in many ways, it was Barnsdall who reached out and bankrolled Frank Lloyd Wright after his notoriety killed his domestic practice. She was enormously generous, supportive and patient, while Wright was consumed with his personal travails and the construction of the monumental Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. And

Inside Hollywood’s Party Scene

Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMT

A Worldly Place to Visit Visitors from around the world and even local Los Angeles folk are flocking to the new Hollywood nightclubs. “There is still so much potential here,” said Steve Adelman, owner of The Spider Club and Avalon night club. “Hollywood is a great place to do business. We have only been here for a year and a half-it’s amazing how successful we have been.” More venues are sprouting up than ever before, noted Adelman. “The nightclub scene really has a sense of momentum going. I can only see it expanding in the future.” Adelman has been thrilled with the