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L. A.'s Oldest Italian Restaurant Places Continued from page 53 Max Factor Building (See Hollywood Museum listing) 1666 N. Highland Ave. Opened in 1935 with a "premiere" attended by Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. Come to the famous Miceli's Italian Restaurant in Hollywood and Universal City Family-owned since 1949 Miceli's Hollywood 1646 N. Las Palmas Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028 (323)466-3438 Miceli's Universal City 3655 Cahuenga Blvd. W. Universal City, CA 90068 (323)851-3344 Miceli's Italian Restaurant 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. Mole-Richardson® Museum of Lighting 900 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 851-0111. A history of the evolution of lighting within the motion picture indus- try. The Mole-Richardson Company has been design- ing and manufacturing 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. 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 immigrant 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 Cinema graces the front of Hollywood High's Auditorium on High- land Ave. with the recent addition of HH alum, John Ritter. On Hudson north of Hollywood Boule- vard see Alfredo de Batuc's A Tribute to Delores Del Rio. Thomas Suriya's You Are The Star is at southwest corner of Wilcox and Hollywood Blvd. For a mural that requires a little more thought, travel two blocks north on Argyle and Franklin and 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 Highland 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 Holly- wood 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, Guinness World Records Museum, Hollywood Bowl Mu- seum, Hollywood Heritage Museum, the Holly- wood Museum at the Max Factor Building, Hollywood Wax Museum, L. Ron Hubbard Life Exhibition, Madame Tussauds, Mole-Richardson Museum of Lighting, Museum of Death and Rip- ley's Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSEUMS) 54 DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD / SPRING 2012 of interest The lobby of The Pantages is an art deco masterpiece. 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. $15 general ad- mission. Hours: Sun-Fri. 11am-8pm and Sat. 11am- 10pm.www.museumofdeath.net Musso & Frank's Grill 6667 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 467-7788. Holly- wood's oldest restaurant, it was a popular hangout for writers. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Chandler, Nathaniel West, Ernest Hem- ingway and Dashiell Hammett.www.mussoand- frank.com (See DINING) Ozzie & Harriet Nelson's House 1822 Camino Palmero. Home of Ozzie and Harriet Nelson for about 40 years and where David and Rick Nelson grew up. Hollywood High School, their alma mater, is only a few blocks away. (Do not dis- turb occupants.) Orchard Gables 1277 Wilcox Ave. Recently declared a Histori- cal and Cultural Landmark, this arts & crafts Eu- ropean-style cottage built in 1904 is one of the early homes built before the moviemakers ar- rived in the pastoral Cahuenga Valley. This sec- tion of Hollywood was known as Colegrove, founded by U.S. Senator Cornelius Cole. Pacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Ave., (310) 657-0800. West Holly- wood's famous "Blue Whale" is center for design arts. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm except holidays. (See VISUAL ARTS) Paramount Studios