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Shakespeare Bridge Franklin Ave. between Myra Avenue & St. George St. Joins Los Feliz, Franklin Hills and Silverlake neighborhoods. This beloved 1925 Gothic beauty is one of L.A.'s historic land- marks. The Storer Residence 8161 Hollywood Blvd. The second of four Holly- wood area textile-block designed houses by Frank Lloyd Wright was built in 1923. Do not disturb occupants. (See listings for Ennis, Holly- hock and Freeman houses) Sunset Gower Studios 1438 N. Gower St. Formerly Columbia Pictures (1926-1972). Classic It Happened One Night with Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with Jimmy Stewart were made here as were The Three Stooges movies. Later TV shows I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched and The Flying Nun filmed here. Still a working studio lot for independent productions. New building at Sunset entrance houses iconic Technicolor. Sunset Strip Doheny Dr.-Crescent Hts. Once-favorite night spots such as the Trocadero, Mocambo and Ciro's were lo- cated here outside the city limits in unincorporated county land. Today the pleasant assortment of bou- tiques, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels such as art deco landmark The Argyle and historic Chateau Mar- mont are part of West Hollywood, "The Creative City". Sunset Tower Hotel 8358 W. Sunset Blvd., (323) 654-7100. Completed in 1931, it originally consisted of 46 apartments, and was once home to such stars as Marilyn Monroe, Errol Flynn, Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, the Gabor Sis- ters and many more. Now a 64-room luxury hotel listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Universal Studios Sunset Vine Tower 1480 Vine St. L.A.'s first "skyscraper" built follow- ing removal of 14-story height limit in 1960, was the skyscraper in Earthquake and now converted to spectacular apartments. tours See listings for Paramount Pictures, Universal Stu- dios Hollywood, and Warner Bros. Studios. Sony Pictures (Culver City) (310)244-8687; NBC TV Stu- dio tour (in Burbank) (818) 840-3537; Red Line's Inside Historic Hollywood Walking Tour 4 times daily (323) 402-1074; Architecture Tours L.A. driv- ing tours of significant buildings (323) 464-7868. Bus tours to movie stars' homes and Hollywood: Starline Tours (800) 959-3131; Hollywoodland Tours (323) 462-4116.; All-Star Showbiz Tours per- sonalized sightseeing tours (888) 908-3311. Dearly Departed's Tragical History Tour (800) 979- 3370; Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tours (818) 517-5988; and LA City Tours (888) 800-7878. TV Studios Hollywood has a 60-year history as a pioneer in TV broadcasting. See listings for KCET/Channel 28 and KTLA/Channel 5. Others: CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Blvd, (323) 575-2345 (the KCBS phone number); CBS Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City, (818) 655-5000; KNBC/Chan- nel 4, 3000 W. Alameda Ave, Burbank; Paramount Studios (323) 956-1777. (See TV Tickets & Tours) Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza, (818) 622-4455. A lively pedestrian promenade with restaurants, nightclubs, and four entertainment attractions: Universal Studios Hollywood, Gibson Amphitheatre, 19-screen Univer- sal Studios Cinema and IMAX, and the brand-new high-tech concert arena 5 Towers. Open daily. www.citywalkhollywood.com Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza, 1-800-UNIVERSAL. Universal Studios Hollywood, the Entertainment Capital of L.A., is a full-day movie-based theme park featuring such rides and attractions as the much-anticipated "Transformers: The Ride 3D," opening in May 2012, "King Kong 360 3-D," cre- ated by Peter Jackson, the world's largest, most intense 3-D experience, and the world-famous, behind-the-scenes Studio Tour featuring comedian Jimmy Fallon as the video host. Other attractions include "The Simpsons RideTM of the MummySM –The Ride," "Shrek 4-DTM —The Ride," and "Water World® of the year. www.universalstudioshollywood.com. ." Now open every day Vedanta Society Hollywood Temple 1946 Vedanta Pl., (323) 465-7114. Founded by Swami Prabhavananda in 1929, preaches the philosophical basis of Hinduism in historic setting. One of many religious societies that once flourished in the Hollywood Hills. This tem- ple has long attracted many Hollywood luminar- ies to pray and meditate including Aldous Huxley, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It is open to the public. Places continues on page 56 SUMMER 2012 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 55 ," "Jurassic Park® ," "Revenge