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Cinerama Dome Eastman Kodak Company 6700 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 464-6131. Historic offices for its Motion Picture Film Divi- sion. Film is still THE medium in Hollywood and Kodak’s $8 million addition houses digital technology center and film preservation vaults. Larry Edmunds Book Store 6644 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 463-3273. Be- lieved to have the largest collection of theatre- and-film-related books in Los Angeles, selling photographs, posters and other memorabilia from the movies. Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-5:30pm. Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Add (323) 461- 2020 Built in 1922 by impresario Sid Grau- man. Egyptian décor inspired by 1920’s King Tut craze complete with hieroglyphic murals. Site of Hollywood’s first movie pre- miere, “Robin Hood” with Douglas Fair- banks. Cecil B. DeMille premiered “The Ten Commandments” here in 1923. Home of American Cinematheque. (See FILM) El Capitan Theatre 6838 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 467-7674. Built in 1925 as a legitimate theatre. Orson Welles‘ “Citizen Kane” premiered in 1941. Modernizing in 1942 concealed its lavish interior converting it to the Hollywood Para- mount where many films, including “Doctor Zhivago,” premiered in the 50s and 60s; listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (See FILM and FAMILY) Ennis House 2655 Glendower Ave. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924. For years in a serious state of decay, the Ennis House Foundation has done exten- sive restoration and listed the property for sale. Visit our website to read article that appeared in Fall 2009 issue. www.en- nishouse.org The Original Farmers Market Third St. and Fairfax Ave., (323) 933-9211. Historic landmark, Los Angeles tradition and world-famous tourist attraction for more than 75 Places continues on page 12 SUMMER 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 11