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Places Continued from page 53 The Magic Castle Mole-Richardson® Museum of Lighting 937 N. Sycamore Ave., (323) 851-0111. A history of the evolution of lighting within the motion picture industry. The Mole-Richardson Company has been designing and manufac- turing lighting in Hollywood since 1927. Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm. www.mole.com Montecito Apartments 6650 Franklin Ave. Fine example of art deco style with Mayan influence, listed in National Register of Historical Places. Was home to James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Geraldine Page, Rip Torn, George C. Scott, Ben Vereen and Ronald Reagan. Now a residence for seniors. Magic Castle 7001 Franklin Ave., (323) 851-3313. 1909 Gothic mansion, once home to actress Janet Gaynor, now world-famous private club for ma- gicians. Operated by the Academy of Magical Arts, non-profit organization of 5,000 magi- cians and magic fans for over 40 years. Max Factor Building (See Hollywood Museum listing) 1660 N. Highland Ave. Opened in 1935 with a “premiere” attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. Melrose Avenue A unique collection of restaurants, nostalgia shops, and boutiques with the newest and best of fashion for a hip and trendy look at what’s hot in L.A. 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 Cin- ema” graces the front of Hollywood High’s Au- ditorium 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 Delores Del Rio”. Thomas Suriya’s “You Are The Star” is at southwest cor- ner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. For a FEATURED TOURS & SIGHTSEEING CityPass (707) 256-0490. The all-in-one tour stop shop! Includes Red Line Behind-the-scenes Tour, Starline Movie Stars’ Homes Tours, Hollywood Wax Museum & Guinness World Records Museum or Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Kodak Theatre Guided Tour or Holly- wood Museum in the Historic Max Factor Building. Starline Tours (800) 959-3131 The pioneers of the Movie Stars’ Homes Tour 75 years ago are still offering the best sightseeing tours of Beverly Hills and Bel-Air. Other tours include 1-Hour Hollywood Trolley Tours, Hop-on Hop-off Double-Decker City Tours and the best Grand Tour of Los Angeles. Get your Free Universal Studios or Warner Bros. Shuttle with Starline ticket purchase. mural that requires 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 Holly- wood” painting a whale mural on Gower at Willoughby (on a Paramount soundstage wall). See George Sportelli’s Nancy Sinatra off High- land Avenue opposite Hollywood High, Tony Curtis on the Hollywood Freeway eastbound, Frank Sinatra on east side of Las Palmas, just south of Hollywood Blvd, and Johnny Cash at Bronson 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 Cine- matographers, Autry National Center, Guin- ness World Records Museum, Hollywood Bowl Museum, Hollywood Heritage Mu- seum, the Hollywood Museum at the Max Factor Building, Hollywood Wax Museum, L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Madame Tus- sauds, Mole-Richardson Museum of Lighting, Museum of Death and Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS) 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 of interest 54 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / WINTER 2010