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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Happy 100th Birthday to a Grand Old Lady – The Beverly Hills Hotel!
A century ago, an almost absurdly large hotel rose up virtually overnight out of a former bean field in a place considered by many to be just somewhere between here and there. That place was Beverly Hills and although writers today … Continue reading
A Very Built John De Lario in Hollywoodland
In my last post I noted that I like being right. Conversely, you may assume that I do not like being wrong. BUT here’s a case where I’m actually glad to be wrong. (Make note, this probably won’t happen again!) … Continue reading
Have You Tried the Cinema Gumbo? It’s Delicious!
Last fall when one of my favorite people told me they were going to dive into the blogosphere and start their own site I was thrilled because I knew whatever they were going to do, no matter what the subject, would … Continue reading
Blessed Buildings – St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral
After last Easter Sunday’s post on some early Hollywood churches, I realized I was merely scratching the surface when it came to the many beautiful and historic churches and synagogues found throughout Southern California. There are so many of them, … Continue reading
Posted in Blessed Buildings, Then & Now, West Adams
Tagged 514 West Adams Boulevard, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, D'Arcy Corrigan, Dolores D'Arcy Corrigan, E. Lawrence Carter, Ernest Coxhead, F. Pierpont Davis, George Davidson D.D., Salvatore Cartaino Scarpitta, San Miniato al Monte, St. John's Episcopal Church, Walter S. Davis, William Templeton Johnson
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Cool in Concrete – Old Hollywood’s Concrete Bungalows
A century ago there was a great deal of excitement over the possibilities of using concrete to build houses – not just for foundations but for the whole house itself. After all, what was there not to like about concrete? … Continue reading
Posted in Central Hollywood, Lost Hollywood
Tagged 1140 Palm Street, 2035 North Highland Avenue, 2045 North Highland Avenue, 749 El Centro, Brown Brothers, Carlos de la Cruz, Charles McKenzie, concrete bungalow, Edward A. Kaufman, Eugene Weston Jr., Frances Marian Emmerson, Jack (Doc) Kearns, Jack Dempsey, Mary C. Tenney, Thomas Edison
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How Could You Not “Like” Marsha Hunt?
A little while back I wrote on this blog that two great producers, Roger C. Memos and Richard Adkins, are currently working on a documentary on the amazing life of the amazing Marsha Hunt called Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity. I … Continue reading
This Week’s Mystery House Comes with a Little Bit of Tragedy…
For this week’s “House of Mystery,” we have another case of knowing the “who” but not the “where” and we are calling out to the brilliant Paradise Leased detectives to crack the case and solve the riddle of where this … Continue reading
Rotogravure Sunday – Studebaker Edition
As a teenager Paul G. Hoffman (1891-1974) lived out every boy’s fantasy by becoming a daredevil racecar driver. The son of an inventor, Hoffman was fascinated by the mechanical and he was so taken by these wonderous machines he decided … Continue reading
Posted in Rotogravure Sunday
Tagged 1250 South Figueroa Street, 2716 Woodhaven Drive, 4533 Cockerham Drive, A.B. Crist, Beverly Hills Hotel, Charles Brabin, David Hamburger, Economic Cooperation Administration, Hillhurst Park, Hudson & Munsell, Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), K.C.B., Kenneth C. Beaton, Paul G. Hoffman, Paul G. Hoffman Inc., Pickford/Fairbanks Studio, Studebaker, Thief of Bagdad (1924), William Mead
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