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Places Continued from page 13 Hollyhock House Hollywood Boulevard Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, the “Boulevard” has seen many changes, yet many remnants of the past remain. The famed Boule- vard is designated a National Historic Register Entertainment and Commercial District. Many Hollywood hopefuls have walked “The Boule- vard of Broken Dreams” and imagined their names embedded in the sidewalk stars. Holly- wood 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.) Photo by Larry Underhill 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’s abstract geomet- ric motif based on the hollyhock flower. Central living room cited in Finest Rooms in America ay for hourly tours Wed-Sun 12:30-3:30pm. Arriving 15 min before the start is required. Free parking. Historic Hollywood The serious explorer can read John Pashdag’s “Hollywoodland U.S.A.,” Charles Lockwood’s “Guide to Hollywood,” Rose- mary Lord’s “Hollywood: Then & Now,” Ken Schessler’s “This is Hollywood, The Movie Lover’s Guide to Hollywood,” “The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book” by William A. Gor- don, “Hollywood: The First 100 Years” pic- torial history by Bruce Torrance and “Early Hollywood” by Marc Wanamaker and Robert W. Nudelman. (See listings for Holly- wood 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. (See THEATRE) Hollywood Athletic Club 6525 Sunset Blvd. Built in 1924 as an ultra- exclusive club whose members included Johnny Weissmuller, Valentino, Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks, Buster Crabbe, John Wayne, Walt Disney, Abbott and Costello and Bela Lugosi. In 1949, it was the site of the first Emmy Awards. 14 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / WINTER 2010 (Fall 2010 Monticelli Press). Open Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave., (323) 850-2000. A Hollywood icon and world-class cultural attraction, the Bowl is an important part in the history of the performing arts in Los An- geles. The 60-acre site, famous for its acoustics, opened in 1921. Note Art Deco fountain at the Highland Ave. entrance. The figure of a harpist was sculpted in granite by George Stanley who also sculpted the original Oscar statuette, as de- signed by Cedric Gibbons. Gift shop open daily. www.laphil.com (See MUSIC) Hollywood Bowl Museum 2301 N. Highland Ave., (323) 850-2058. Located on the grounds of the Hollywood Bowl. Features photos, film footage, programs and artifacts on the history of the Bowl. Cur- rent exhibition “Soundscape-Hearing Music at the Hollywood Bowl.” Off season hours: Tues- Fri 10am-5pm. Free parking. www.holly- woodbowl.com/museum Hollywood Center Studios 1040 N. Las Palmas Ave., (323) 860- 0000. Located in the Industry District, home of early Harold Lloyd movies and later for Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope. Jean Harlow began her career here in Howard Hughes’ 1927 produc- tion of “Hell’s Angels.” Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Heritage Museum Hollywood Heritage Museum 2100 N. Highland Ave., (323) 874- 2276. This barn served as the studio for Cecil B. DeMille & Jesse B. Lasky’s “The Squaw Man,“ the first feature length mo- tion picture. Declared a California Historic Monument, it is operated by Hollywood Heritage, Inc. as a museum of early Holly- wood and silent pictures. Free parking. Hours: Wed-Sun 12pm-4pm. www.hollywoodheritage.org (See FILM) Hollywood & Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 467-6412. The Hollywood attraction that launched its renaissance. Hollywood Farmers Market Ivar Ave. between Hollywood and Sunset Blvds. (323) 463-3171. Sun from 8am-1pm all year. (See SPECIAL EVENTS) Hollywood Forever Cemetery 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 469- 1181. The final resting place of many Hollywood legends including Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., Cecil B. De Mille, Jayne Mansfield, Marion Davies, Tyrone Power, Peter Lorre, Peter Finch, Edward G. Robinson, “Bugsy” Siegel, John Huston, Johnny Ramone and others. Noteworthy are the Mausoleum’s stained glass windows, possibly by Tiffany. A map to internment sites avail- able at the gift shop. Tours: (818) 517- 5988 or e-mail info@cemeterytour.com. www.hollywoodforever.com Hollywood Gateway La Brea Avenue at Hollywood Blvd. CRA sponsored. Gateway depicts Dolores Del Rio, Anna Mae Wong, Mae West, and Dorothy Dandridge. Designed by Cather- ine Hardwicke, sculptor: Hari West. of interest Its Kodak Theatre is the site of the Academy Awards. Re-created set of D.W. Griffith’s 1916 classic film “Intoler- ance”. Note artist Erika Rothenberg’s “Road to Hollywood” in Babylon Court. Places continues on page 52