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Places Continued from page 15 Magic Castle 7001 Franklin Ave., (323) 851-3313. 1909 Gothic man- sion, once home to actress Janet Gaynor, now world-famous private club for magicians. Operated by the Academy of Magical Arts, a nonprofit organization of 5,000 magicians and magic fans for over 40 years. www.magiccastle.com Max Factor Building (See Hollywood Museum listing) 1666 N. Highland Ave. Opened in 1935 with a "pre- miere" 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. Mole-Richardson® Museum of Lighting 900 N. La Brea Ave. (323) 851-0111. A history of the evo- lution of lighting within the motion picture industry. The Mole- Richardson Company has been designing 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 resi- dence 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 Highland Ave. with the recent addition of HH alum, John Ritter. On Hud- son 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 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 Hollywood," painting a whale ) ( ' & ' % $ # " # ! ' # " $ " & # " $ # # " ' ! # ! # $ # ! ' ' $ # ! # # " ! # $ ' ' # # " # # # # # # # # # # ## # ### ! # ( ' # # " # ( ' # # # ' & # " # # " ! # " & ' # " # & ' # ( " ! # # & " & ' # ### ### ### ### ### " ! # ' ! " ! ' & ' # $ ' ' $ # & # " # ' & # ( ' # & # ! # $ # ' " # ( " " # ' ( $ # ### ### ### ### ### ) ( ' # ( # ) ( ' # & " # ) ( ' # $ ( ' & # ) ( ' # " " ' # # # # ############## # & # ( & $ # " ! # & ' ! $ # $ # www.lazoo.org mural on Gower at Willoughby (on a Paramount soundstage wall). See George Sportelli's Nancy Sina- tra 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 Hol- lywood 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. Murals, Street Art Museums Refer to listings for American Society of Cinematogra- phers, The Autry, Guinness 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 Tussauds, Mole-Richardson Museum of Lighting, Museum of Death and Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum. (Also see MORE MUSE- UMS) Museum of Death 6031 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 466-8011. This new mu- seum displays many funerary items and mortician de- vices as well as war, autopsy, and famous crime and morgue scene photographs. $15 general admission. Hours: Sun-Fri. 11am-8pm and Sat. 11am-10pm. www.museumofdeath.net Places continues on page 52 FALL 2012 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 37