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Places Continued from page 11 Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Griffith Park This is not only the largest park in Los Ange- les but also the largest city park in the U.S., providing hiking and riding trails, golf, ten- nis, playgrounds and a zoo. (See FAMILY) Guinness World Records Museum 6764 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 463-6433. Brings the best-selling book’s record-breaking achievements to life through videos, laser discs, computers, custom sound and life-size replicas. Located in the former The Holly- wood movie theatre built in 1938. Hours: Sun-Thurs 10am-12am, Fri-Sat 10am-1am. Ferndell Park Ferndell Dr. & Los Feliz Blvd. Waterfalls banked by ferns imported from all over the world. Gabrielino Indians lived in this area 10,000 years ago. Used often as film and TV location. Samuel & Harriet Freeman House 1962 Glencoe Way. Built in 1924 by Frank Lloyd Wright, house had unique his- tory as a salon of the avant-garde and a haven for artists in the early 50’s. Closed for renovation. Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Library 1623 N. Ivar Ave., (323) 856-8260. An early Frank Gehry design building with multi-media facilities and special collec- tions. Hours: Mon & Wed 10am-6pm, Tue & Thur 12pm-8pm, Fri 1:30-5:30pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Closed Sun.(See FAMILY) Gower Gulch Sunset Blvd. at Gower. Adjacent to Sunset Gower Studio (formerly Columbia Pictures) where many early Westerns were filmed; corner was hangout for studio cowboys wait- ing to be called for their next scene while “spinning yarns” and practicing their rope tricks. Now a Western-style shopping center. Grauman’s Chinese Theatre 6925 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 464-6266. This recently refurbished theatre was built by Sid Grauman in 1927 and is one of Hol- lywood’s icons. The famous footprint cere- monies were inaugurated in 1927 by Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. (See FILM) Griffith Observatory 2800 E. Observatory Rd., (213) 473-0800. After a $93 million restoration, a visit to this L.A. landmark is well worth the trip to see its new exhibits, peek through its telescope and tour the universe. Film buffs will recognize the location for final scenes from “Rebel Without a Cause.” (See FAMILY and SPECIAL EVENTS) 12 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / FALL 2010 Hardrock Café 6801 Hollywood Blvd. (323)464-7625 Latest addition to famed eatery. Key mem- orabilia items on display in the cafe in- clude Jimi Hendrix’s purple crushed velvet hat; a Janis Joplin love letter; Jim Morri- son’s leather pants and handwritten lyrics to “L.A. Woman”; Katy Perry’s sparkly dress and Fergie’s tour outfit with with the Black Eyed Peas. Open daily 10am-11pm. Hillview Apartments 6531 Hollywood Blvd. Built by movie moguls Jesse Lasky and Samuel Gold- wyn in 1917. Broadway actors who left New York for Hollywood had a difficult time finding housing. Most boarding houses had signs “No Actors and No Dogs Allowed.” Hollyhock House (Barnsdall Art Park) 4800 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 913-4157. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for oil heiress Aline Barnsdall and built between 1919 and 1921. Wright based his abstract geometric motif on the flower for which it was named. Open for hourly tours Wed-Sun 12:30-3:30pm. Historic Hollywood The serious explorer can read John Pashdag’s “Hollywoodland U.S.A.,” Charles Lockwood’s “Guide to Holly- wood,” Rosemary Lord’s “Hollywood: Then & Now,” Ken Schessler’s “This is Holly- wood, The Movie Lover’s Guide to Holly- wood,” “The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book” by William A. Gordon, “Holly- wood: The First 100 Years” pictorial his- tory by Bruce Torrance and “Early Hollywood” by Marc Wanamaker and Robert W. Nudelman. (See listings for Hol- lywood Boulevard and Tours.) Hollywood American Legion Post #43 2035 N. Highland Ave., (323) 851-3030. Perhaps one of the most spectacular Veterans’ facilities in the U.S., this glittering example of Egyptian Revival/ Moroccan art deco was built in 1929. The Post has served Hollywood’s veterans including such luminaries as Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Gene Autry, Ronald Reagan, Ernest Borgnine and Adolph Menjou since the early 20s. Hollywood Athletic Club 6525 Sunset Blvd. Built in 1924 as an ultra-exclusive club whose mem- bers included Johnny Weissmuller, Valentino, Chaplin and Douglas Fair- banks, Buster Crabbe, John Wayne, Walt Disney, Abbott and Costello and Bela Lugosi. In 1949, it was the site of the first Emmy Awards. Hollywood Boulevard Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, the “Boulevard” has seen many changes, yet many remnants of the past remain. The famed Boulevard a National Historic Register Entertain- ment and Commercial District. Many Hollywood hopefuls have walked “The Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and imagined their names embed- ded in the sidewalk stars. Hollywood Heritage conducts 31 ⁄2 hour walking tour from a preservationist viewpoint every Saturday at 9am. Call (323)465-6716 to reserve at $10pp. (See Tours and Walk of Fame.) of interest