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of interest The Hollywood Palladium 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. Hours: Sun- Fri. 11am-8pm and Sat. 11am- 10pm.www.museumofdeath.net Register of Historical Places. One of many apartment-hotel residences built during Holly- wood’s Golden Era. 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 immi- grant 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 Cinema” graces the front of Hollywood High’s Auditorium on Highland Ave. with the recent addition of HH alum, John Ritter. On Hudson north of Hollywood Boulevard see Alfredo de Batuc’s “A Tribute to De- lores Del Rio”. Thomas Suriya’s “You Are The Star” is at southwest corner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. For a mural that re- quires a little more thought, travel two blocks north on Argyle and Franklin 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 soundstage wall). See George Sportelli’s Nancy Sinatra off Highland Avenue oppo- site Hollywood High, Tony Curtis on the Hollywood Freeway eastbound, Frank Sina- tra on east side of Las Palmas, just south of Hollywood Blvd, and Johnny Cash at Bron- son and Hollywood Blvd. Artist Hector 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 Cin- ematographers, Autry National Center, Guinness World Records Museum, Holly- wood Bowl Museum, Hollywood Heritage Museum, the Hollywood Museum at the Max Factor Building, Hollywood Wax Mu- seum, L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Madame Tussauds, Mole-Richardson Mu- seum of Lighting, Museum of Death and Rip- ley’s Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS) Musso & Frank’s Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 467-7788. Hollywood’s oldest restaurant, it was a pop- ular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hemingway and Dashiell Hammett. (See DINING) Orchard Gables 1277 Wilcox Ave. Recently declared a Historical and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts European-style cottage built in 1904 is one of the early homes built before the moviemakers arrived in the pastoral Cahuenga Valley. This section of Hollywood was known as Colegrove, founded by U.S. Senator Cornelius Cole. Ozzie & Harriet Nelson’s House 1822 Camino Palmero. Home of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson for about 40 years and where David and Rick Nelson grew up. Hollywood High School, their alma mater, is only a few blocks away. (Do not disturb occupants.) Pantages Theatre 6233 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 468-1770. The last theatre built by magnate Alexander Pantages, is a spectacle on its own. Opened in 1930 with “Floradora” starring Marion Davies and a live show featuring Al Jolson as M.C. The first art deco movie palace in the U.S. was site of Academy Awards from 1949-1959, and in the 70s, the Emmy Awards. Howard Hughes once had offices upstairs. A historical and cultural landmark and art deco masterpiece. (See THEATRE) Places continues on page 54 SUMMER 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 53 Induction ceremony for Scorpions. Photo: Robert Knight F ounded on November 13, 1985, Hollywood’s Rock Walk is a collection of handprints, signatures, and memorabilia from Rock ‘n Roll’s greatest musical performers and innovators, who have contributed the most to forge the integrity and promote the growth of Rock ‘n Roll as an art form. All Hollywood’s Rock Walk inductees are chosen solely by past honorees through secret ballot. In this way, inductees are chosen by those who are best able to gauge his or her contri- bution to Rock ‘n Roll. Hollywood’s Rock Walk has a minimum of four inductees per year. All inductions are generally open to the public. Some of Hollywood Rock Walk’s past inductees are Aerosmith, Ginger Baker, Chuck Berry, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, Dick Clark, Bo Diddley, The Doobie Brothers, Stevie Wonder, Willie Dixon, Leo Fender, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Holly, B.B. King, Little Richard, Keith Moon, Ozzy Osbourne, Roy Orbison, Les Paul, Elvis Presley, John Lee Hooker, The Moody Blues, Phil Ramone, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson and Alex and Eddie Van Halen, to name a few. Hollywood’s Rock Walk is located in the heart of Hollywood at 7435 Sunset Blvd. in the outer lobby of Hollywood’s Guitar Center. It is open to the public Monday-Friday 10am - 9pm, Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 11am-8pm.