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BEFORE THE 101
Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed history — and defined the future
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Why the Hollywood Sign Once Had a Pool
Zebra Room: Town House Hotel’s Exotic Nightclub
Ciro’s on the Sunset Strip
I. Magnin: Hollywood’s High-Class Shopping Experience
Fred C. Thomson Building: The Court of the Olive Tree
Grand Opening of the Hollywood Roosevelt’s Pool
Cafe Montmartre: Hollywood’s First Nightclub
House of Westmore: Hollywood’s Salon of Beauty
Prudence Yarn Shop
Crane’s Art Deco Showroom
Hollywood's First Ballroom
Cinegrill: Roosevelt Hotel’s Film-Themed Hotspot
Baine Building: Hollywood’s First Penthouse
Disney’s Hollywood Hills Campus That Never Was
The Mandarin Market (1929-1982)
Bell & Howell’s Hollywood Headquarters
Chapeaux de Mode: Hollywood Hat Shop
Frigidaire’s Hollywood Showroom
Hollywood Bowl’s Muse of Music
Hollywood Canteen
Earl Carroll Theatre: Hollywood’s Entertainment Palace
6-Year-Old Marilyn Monroe at the Hollywood Bowl (Photo Exclusive)
The Crossroads of the World
Hollywood’s Bright Spot: LA Gas & Electric Corp.
Peacock Alley: The Pride of Vine Street
Hollywood Center Motel’s Seedy Past
Gogerty & Weyl’s Forgotten Building
Pierce Brothers Hollywood Mortuary
The Circus Cafe
Clara Bow’s It Cafe
Hollywood Wedding Chapel (1918-1960s)
Hollywood’s First Tourist Attraction (1901-1927)
Max Factor Studio
Esther Ralston’s Beauty Salon
J.J. Newberry: One-Stop Five and Dime
The Screen Stars Shop
The Finest Jewelry Shop in Hollywood
The Rise and Fall of NBC Radio City
Yamashiro’s Historic Past
Mark as Starred
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