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sign reached its goal. Hugh Hefner, a key figure in the 1978 restoration effort, returned in 2010 to do- nate the last $900,000 of $12.5 million needed to purchase the land, which will be annexed to Griffith Park. Take horseback riding tour to the sign. Visit www.sunsetranchhollywood.com or call (323) 469- 5450 for further information. Hollywood Tower 6200 Franklin Ave. (888) 347-8551. Recently reno- vated historic apartments and French-Norman archi- tectural details appeal to those with a taste for glamour, romance, mystery, and fine craftsmanship. Adjacent new Hollywood LaBelle adds a contempo- rary flair to the complex. www.thehollywoodtower.com Hollywoodland Stone Gates Beachwood Dr. at the entrance of Hollywoodland real estate development. Built of rock quarried from Griffith Park, the gate was designated a monument in 1968. Beachwood Village was immortalized in the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers as the set for a town of zombies. Hollywood Wax Museum 6767 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 462-8860. Oldest wax museum in U.S. exhibits 180 favorite stars in scenes from their films. Ask about combination ticket with Guinness World Records Museum. Hours: 10am-mid- night 7 days a week www.hollywoodwaxmuseum.com Hollywood Wilshire Y.M.C.A. 1553 N. Schrader, (323) 467-4161. Serving Holly- wood for over 75 years. YMCA has undergone an $8 million renovation thanks to the fundraising efforts of vol- unteers and Tim Allen of Home Improvement. L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition 6331 Hollywood Blvd., in the historic Hollywood Guaranty Building, (323) 960-3511. Permanent exhi- bition retracing the life of the founder of Scientology. Open daily 10am-10pm. Janes House 6541 Hollywood Blvd. The last surviving Queen Anne-style Victorian residence along the Boule- vard. From 1911-1926, it was the Misses Janes Kindergarten School where children of Cecil B. De- Mille, Jesse Lasky, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin attended. KCET/Channel 28 4401 Sunset Blvd., (323) 666-6500. Studio has been in continuous use since 1912: Essanay Company, the Kalem Co., Monogram Pictures, Allied Artists and now KCET Public Television. A historic landmark, the original 1920 soundstages and brick buildings still remain. Allied Artists Studios, The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman and In- vasion of the Body Snatchers were made here in 1952. www.kcet.org The Knickerbocker Hotel 1714 Ivar Avenue. Built in 1925, it was a glamorous hotel popular with celebrities. Errol Flynn lived here when he first came to Hollywood and both Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley stayed many times. Harry Houdini stayed here and his widow held a séance on the roof in 1936. – Director D.W. Griffith (Birth of a Nation and Intolerance) lived here a mostly forgotten man until his death in 1948. Now a senior residence. Places continues on page 52 WINTER 2011 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 15 5o% OFF www.MadameTussaudsLA.com