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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway paved paradise in 1954
L. Frank Baum’s Ozcot (1910-1954)
It’s truly wicked what became of “Ozcot,” the Hollywood home of L. Frank Baum.
Nov 13, 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
Peacock Alley: The Pride of Vine Street
Decades before Capitol Records arrived on Vine Street, the block north of Hollywood Boulevard was projected to be Peacock Alley, a high-class fashion district. Vine Street, circa 1940, looking south to Yucca Street Its trendsetter: Jean Swartz. The couturier — whose creations were “as modern as tomorrow” — opened her headquarters in 1931 at the southeast corner of Yucca Street.
Dec 20, 2022
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