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The Storer Residence 8161 Hollywood Blvd. The second of four Hollywood area textile-block de- signed houses by Frank Lloyd Wright was built in 1923. Do not disturb occupants. (See listings for Ennis, Hollyhock and Freeman houses.) Sunset Gower Studios 1438 N. Gower St. Formerly Columbia Pic- tures (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 Fly- ing Nun” taped 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 located here outside the city limits in unincorporated county land. Today the pleas- ant assortment of boutiques, restaurants, night- clubs and hotels such as art deco landmark The Argyle and historic Chateau Marmont are part of West Hollywood, “The Creative City”. Sunset Tower Hotel 8358 Sunset Blvd., (323) 654-7100. Com- pleted 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 Sisters and many more. Now a 64-room luxury hotel listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sunset Vine Tower 6290 Sunset Blvd. L.A.’s first “skyscraper” built following removal of 14-story height limit in 1960, was the skyscraper in “Earthquake” and now converted to spectacular apartments. tours Tours See listings for Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Warner Bros. Stu- dios; Sony Pictures (Culver City) (310)244- 8687. NBC TV Studio tour (in Burbank) (818) 840-3537; Red Line’s Inside Historic Hollywood Walking Tour 4 times daily (323) 402-1074. Architecture Tours L.A. driving 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 personalized sightseeing tours (888) 908-3311. Dearly Departed’s Tragical History Tour (323) 466-3696, Holly- wood Forever Cemetery Tours (818) 517- 5988. Haunted Hollywood Tours and Malibu Celebrity Homes Tour (818)415-8269 Places continues on page 56 FALL 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 55