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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed the landscape forever


Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Hollywood
“The Star Who Would Not Go Hollywood,” Frances Farmer ultimately went out kicking and screaming in 1943.
Sep 18, 2024


Chateau Rossmore, Mauretania Apartments, Jack Haley -- and the Truth
The iconic apartment buildings on Rossmore Avenue share an interesting architectural past.
Jul 26, 2024


Grand Opening of the Hollywood Roosevelt’s Pool
In 1950, the Hollywood Roosevelt expanded with a million-dollar tropical resort and pool.
Jul 4, 2024


Letter to LA City Councilmembers on the Yucca-Vine Tower's HCM Nomination
Support the Yucca-Vine Tower's HCM Nomination before City Council votes on May 31, 2024.
May 28, 2024


House of Westmore: Hollywood’s Salon of Beauty
In 1935, brothers Monte, Ern, Perc, and Wally Westmore opened their luxurious beauty salon on Sunset Boulevard.
May 15, 2024


Woman’s Club of Hollywood
An institution since 1905, the Woman's Club of Hollywood built its first clubhouse on Hollywood Boulevard.
Mar 9, 2024


Wolf’s Lair: Hollywood’s Famous Castle
Wolf’s Lair is a Hollywood storybook castle with quite a legendary tale.
Mar 6, 2024


Wattles Mansion: Hollywood’s Last Remaining Estate
Built in 1907, Wattles Mansion once boasted four themed gardens and was an original Hollywood tourist attraction.
Feb 26, 2024


Crane’s Art Deco Showroom
Crane’s Hollywood showroom displayed the latest in modern plumbing.
Jan 23, 2024


Hollywood’s Hidden Storybook Cottage
Go inside the whimsical storybook cottage at 2244 Vista Del Mar Avenue in the Hollywood Hills.
Jan 10, 2024


Hollywood's First Ballroom
The Hollywood Roof Ballroom was located on Vine Street, right in the heart of Movieland.
Jan 5, 2024


Beachwood Canyon Artistic Apartments
In 1925, Hollywood pioneers John and Delia Hill built the Moorish apartment house at 2260 Beachwood Drive.
Dec 29, 2023


Slim Aarons’ Christmas Swim: Story Behind the Tree
Slim Aarons’ Christmas Swim is an iconic mid-century portrait that has grown even more popular in recent years, thank to social media.
Dec 25, 2023


Cinegrill: Roosevelt Hotel’s Film-Themed Hotspot
Hollywood Roosevelt hotspot Cinegrill paid tribute to the motion picture industry of past, present, and future.
Dec 18, 2023


Baine Building: Hollywood’s First Penthouse
Go inside the historic Baine Building and Hollywood's first penthouse at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Whitley Avenue.
Dec 14, 2023


Outpost Estates: Hillside Homes of Happiness
Go back in time to Charles E. Toberman's Hollywood hillside residential park in the late 1920s.
Dec 10, 2023

Disney’s Hollywood Hills Campus That Never Was
In 1964, Walt Disney imagined an enchanting 26-acre Hollywood campus for CalArts in the hills near the Hollywood Bowl.
Nov 30, 2023


Hollywood House-Moving Party
Alice Blackburn invited 150 people over when she relocated her Hollywood bungalow from the freeway’s path in 1948.
Nov 24, 2023


The Hoodoo House of Hollywood
Is this a house of evil destiny? The famous occupants of 2183 Argyle Avenue all seemed cursed in the early 1920s.
Oct 29, 2023


Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Clark Mausoleum
Who are the four people inside the $500,000 marble crypt?
Oct 23, 2023
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