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of interest Montecito Apartments 6650 Franklin Ave. Fine example of art deco style with Mayan influence, listed in National Register of Historical Places. Was home to James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, George C. Scott, Ben Vereen and Ronald Reagan. Now a residence for seniors. Mulholland Fountain Los Feliz Blvd. and Riverside Dr. Dedicated August 1, 1940 as a memorial to William Mulholland, the man who built the 238-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to L.A. from the Owens River Valley. Its location marks the spot where the young Irish immigrant lived near the L.A. River as it flowed to the small pueblo that was Los Angeles. Murals in Hollywood An array of murals provide diversion to the urban streetscape. Eloy Torrez Legends of Cin- ema graces the front of Hollywood High's Audi- torium on Highland Ave. with the recent addition of HH alum, John Ritter. On Hudson north of Hol- lywood Boulevard see Alfredo de Batuc's A Trib- ute to Delores Del Rio. Thomas Suriya's You Are The Star is at southwest corner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. For a mural that requires a little more thought, travel two blocks north on Argyle and Franklin and see an untitled mural by the late Dan Collins. Noted marine artist Wyland has "gone Hollywood," painting a whale mural on Gower at Willoughby (on a Paramount sound- stage wall). See George Sportelli's Nancy Sina- tra off Highland Avenue opposite Hollywood High, Tony Curtis on the Hollywood Freeway eastbound, Frank Sinatra on east side of Las Pal- mas just south of Hollywood Blvd, and Johnny Cash at Bronson and Hollywood Blvd. Artist Hec- tor Ponce's 2-mural tribute to Hollywood faces west near Santa Monica Blvd. and Wilton. An exciting aerosol art display can be seen on Gower just south of Santa Monica Blvd. Museums Refer to listings for American Society of Cine- matographers, The Autry, Guinness World Records Museum, Hollywood Bowl Museum, Hol- lywood Heritage Museum, the Hollywood Mu- seum at the Max Factor Building, Hollywood Wax Museum, L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Madame Tussauds, Mole-Richardson Museum of Lighting, Museum of Death and Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS) Museum of Death 6031 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 466-8011. This new museum displays many funerary items and mortician devices as well as war, autopsy, and famous crime and morgue scene photographs. $15 general ad- mission. Hours: Sun-Fri. 11am-8pm and Sat. 11am- 10pm.www.museumofdeath.net Musso & Frank's Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 467-7788. Holly- wood's oldest restaurant, it was a popular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hem- ingway and Dashiell Hammett.www.mussoand- frank.com (See DINING) Places continues on page 54 SUMMER 2012 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 53 Get to know LA from the insiders. Visit the Hollywood Visitor Information Center today. Brochures Maps Metro Schedules Metro Passes Concierge Services Attraction Tickets Universal Studios Hollywood Aquarium of the Pacifi c Disneyland Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor SeaWorld CityPass Los Angeles Go Card Located at Hollywood and Highland, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028 | 323.467.6412 SM Scan for more information