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Places Continued from page 15 tours Tours See listings for Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Warner Bros. Studios. 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 signifi- cant 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; Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tours (818) 517-5988; and Haunted Hollywood Tours and Malibu Celebrity Homes Tour (818)415-8269. Vedanta Society's Hollywood Temple. The Storer Residence 8161 Hollywood Blvd. The second of four Holly- wood area textile-block designed 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 Pictures (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 Flying Nun” filmed here. Still a working studio lot for independent produc- tions. 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 unincorpo- rated county land. Today the pleasant assortment of boutiques, restaurants, nightclubs 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. Completed 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 fol- lowing removal of 14-story height limit in 1960, was the skyscraper in “Earthquake” and now converted to spectacular apartments. 56 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2011 TV Studios Hollywood has a 60-year history as a pioneer in TV broadcasting. See listings for KCET/Channel 28 and KTLA/Channel 5. Others: KCBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Blvd., (323) 575-2624; CBS Studio Center, 4024 Radford Ave., Studio City, (818) 655-5000; KNBC/Channel 4, 3000 W. Alameda Ave, Burbank; Paramount Studios (323) 956-1777. (See TV Tickets & Tours) Universal CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza, (818) 622-4455. A lively pedestrian promenade with restaurants, nightclubs and link three entertainment attractions: Universal Studios Hollywood, Gibson Amphitheatre and the 18-screen Universal Studios Cinema and IMAX. Open daily in- cluding Christmas. www.citywalkhollywood.com Universal Studios Hollywood 100 Universal City Plaza, 800-UNIVERSAL. Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., unleashes King Kong 360 3-D created by Peter Jack- son, the world's largest, most intense 3-D experience, as part of the world-famous Studio Tour. Other ground- breaking attractions include "The Simpsons RideTM venge of the MummySM "Terminator 2:3DTM " "Re- -The Ride," "Shrek 4-DTM ," ," "Jurassic Park®-The Ride," "Water World®" stunt show and more! Now open every day of the year. Visit www.universalstudioshollywood.com. Vedanta Society Hollywood Temple 1946 Vedanta Pl., (323) 465-7114. Founded by Swami Prabhavananda in 1929, preaches the philo- sophical basis of Hinduism in historic setting. One of many religious societies that once flourished in the Hollywood Hills. This temple has long attracted many Hollywood luminaries to pray and meditate including Aldous Huxley, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. It is open to the public. Visitor/Tourist Information Hollywood & Highland at 6801 Hollywood Blvd., 1st level on the Awards Walk (323) 467-6412. Walk of Fame (323) 469-8311. A project originated by the Holly- wood Chamber of Commerce in 1960, the world’s most famous sidewalk contains nearly 2,000 stars em- bedded along Hollywood Blvd. from La Brea to Gower, and on Vine St. from Yucca to Sunset Blvd. Stars are awarded in five categories: motion pictures, television, recorded music, radio and live theatre. About 15 new stars are dedicated each year. (See SPECIAL EVENTS) Warner Bros. Studios 3400 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank, (818) 972-8687 . Where legends such as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney made their mark. The VIP Tour emphasizes the technical side of film and TV. Limited to groups of 12, reservations required. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:20am-4pm (No children under 8 years of age.) Ticket Web line 866-777-8932 Wattles Mansion 1824 N. Curson Ave., (323) 969-9106. Private mansion completed in 1909 currently closed for renovation. Gardens behind the mansion are open to the public. West Hollywood (310) 289-2525. Billed as “The Creative City,” its irregular shape makes it hard to know exactly when you are within its limits. is an exciting district of interior resources, art gal- leries, design showrooms, antiques, specialty shops and restaurants - all within an easy stroll of the land- mark Pacific Design Center. www.weho.org Whitley Heights Whitley Ave. A few blocks north of Hollywood Blvd.. Built in 1918 by H. J. Whitley to resemble an Italian hilltown; listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 20s Maurice Chevalier, Bette Davis, Rudolph Valentino, Wallace Beery, Jean Harlow, Rosalind Russell, Janet Gaynor, Francis X. Bushman, William Faulkner, Carmen Miranda and Norma Shearer lived here. Frank Lloyd Wright in Hollywood See listings for Samuel and Harriet Freeman House, Ennis House, Hollyhock House and Storer Residence. Yamashiro Restaurant 1999 N. Sycamore Ave., (323) 466-5125. Built in 1911 as a private residence, this beautiful replica of a Japanese Palace has one of the most spectacular views in the city and a perfect place to watch a Hollywood sunset. Gardens include 600-year-old pagoda and authentic teahouse open to visitors during the day. Scenes from Mar- lon Brando’s “Sayonara” were filmed here. Hollywood Farmers Market every Sunday morning on Ivar between Hollywood and Sunset. of interest Its Avenues of Art & Design