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KCET/Channel 28 4401 Sunset Blvd., (323) 666-6500. Stu- dio has been in continuous use since 1912: Essanay Company, the Kalem Co., Monogram Pictures, Allied Artists and now KCET Public Television. A historic land- mark, the sound stages and brick buildings, built in 1920, remain. Allied Artists Stu- dios, the “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” were made here in 1952. The Knickerbocker Hotel 1714 Ivar Avenue. Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities. Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley stayed many times. Harry Houdini stayed here and his widow held a séance on the roof in 1936. – Director D.W. Griffith (“Birth of a Nation” and “Intolerance”) lived here a mostly forgotten man until his death in 1948. Now a senior residence. Kodak Theatre (323) 308-6300. Inside the Hollywood & Highland complex hosts the world’s top per- formers. Home of the Academy Awards. Guided tours 7 days a week from 10:30am- 2:30pm. Tours depart every half hour. KTLA TV (Tribune Broadcasting) 5800 Sunset Blvd., (323) 460-5500. Origi- nal Warner Bros. Studio where in 1927 the first sound movie movie “The Jazz Singer,” starring Al Jolson, was made. After the ad- vent of sound, studios needed more space, and Warners moved to Burbank, using the studio for production of cartoons Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. In the late ‘40s, the studio became KTLA, one of the nation’s first TV studios. Lake Hollywood A glimpse of this mountain “lake” nestled in the hills will make you forget that you are in the midst of a major city. Used as a location for countless movies and TV shows - a replica of the dam cracked and burst in the movie “Earthquake”. Superb view of Holly- wood Sign, rustic jogging trail. Sculptures at base of the dam. Lake Hollywood Drive. Daily 5am-Sunset. Las Palmas Hotel 1738 N. Las Palmas, (323) 464-9236. Julia Roberts’ humble digs before busi- ness with Richard Gere moved her “up- town” to Beverly Hills in “Pretty Woman.” Also Kramer’s residence when he moved temporarily from New York to Hollywood on TV’s “Seinfeld.” Places continues on page 52 SUMMER 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 15