House of Westmore: Hollywood’s Salon of Beauty
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In 1935, brothers Monte, Ern, Perc, and Wally Westmore opened their luxurious beauty salon on Sunset Boulevard.
- Feb 26
Wattles Mansion: Hollywood’s Last Remaining Estate
Built in 1907, Wattles Mansion once boasted four themed gardens and was an original Hollywood tourist attraction.
- Jan 23
Crane’s Art Deco Showroom
Crane’s Hollywood showroom displayed the latest in modern plumbing.
- Jan 10
Hollywood’s Hidden Storybook Cottage
Go inside the whimsical storybook cottage at 2244 Vista Del Mar Avenue in the Hollywood Hills.
- Jan 5
Hollywood's First Ballroom
The Hollywood Roof Ballroom was located on Vine Street, right in the heart of Movieland.
- Dec 29, 2023
Beachwood Canyon Artistic Apartments
In 1925, Hollywood pioneers John and Delia Hill built the Moorish apartment house at 2260 Beachwood Drive.
- Dec 25, 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 18, 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 14, 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 10, 2023
Outpost Estates: Hillside Homes of Happiness
Go back in time to Charles E. Toberman's Hollywood hillside residential park in the late 1920s.
- Nov 30, 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 24, 2023
Hollywood House-Moving Party
Alice Blackburn invited 150 people over when she relocated her Hollywood bungalow from the freeway’s path in 1948.
- Oct 29, 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 23, 2023
Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Clark Mausoleum
Who are the four people inside the $500,000 marble crypt?
- Oct 10, 2023
The Mandarin Market (1929-1982)
The most unique place to shop in Hollywood was the Mandarin Market, characterized by pagodas, red lacquer roof, and hand-carved dragons.
- Oct 4, 2023
The Saga of Paul de Longpre’s Hollywood Estate
The French painter’s artistic home was the first Hollywood tourist attraction.
- Sep 27, 2023
Mysterious Streamline Moderne at Hollywood and Cahuenga
The 90-year saga of the Streamline Moderne at Hollywood and Cahuenga.
- Aug 29, 2023
Secret Streamline Moderne on Hollywood Boulevard
In 1935, Morgan, Walls, and Clements gave 6363-69 Hollywood Boulevard a modern facelift.
- Aug 25, 2023
Hollywood Goes to the Dogs
Balto dog food's latest menu was introduced in Hollywood with a week of free lunches in April 1934.
- Aug 20, 2023
Tom Breneman’s Breakfast in Hollywood
In the 1940s, millions of Americans started each day with “Breakfast in Hollywood,” broadcast live from host Tom Breneman’s restaurant.
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