Category Archives: Central Hollywood

Paradise Leased is Creaking Back to Life

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Steve

A message from our founder… If there’s still anyone out there who may care after all these months, we here @ PL wanted you to know that Paradise Leased is going to start coming back to life over the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, General Announcements | Tagged 135 Olive, 1735 North Orchid Drive, 1784 North Orange drive, American Society of Cinematographers, C.H. Lippincott, Conway Tearle | 16 Comments

The Hollywood Plaza – Hollywood’s Forgotten Luxury Hotel

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Steve

When Jacob Stern rented half of his barn to Cecil B. De Mille in December of 1913 so the enterprising young easterner could make a movie, he could not possibly have known that it was a decision that was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood | Tagged A.E. Hanson, A.E. Heinsbergen, Al Jolson, Babe Ruth, Barney Oldfield, Burr McIntosh, Carrol Graham, Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Ogle, Charley Grapewin, Chief Little Bison, Cinnibar, Clara Beranger, Clara Bow, David Edstrom, Death Valley Scotty, Don Eugenio Plummer, Doris Day, Dr. H.A. Barrett, Eddie Rickenbacker, Edgar Payne, Edna Purviance, Edward Everett Horton, Eleanor Roosevelt, Enrico Caruso Jr., Ernest Hemingway, F.W. Cuprien, Frank McGlynn, Frank Sinatra, G. Albert Landsburgh, Garrett Graham, George Burns, George G. Benedict, George Weidler, Gilda Gray, Gracie Allen, Hanson Puthoff, Harry E. Werner, Helen Ferguson, Herbert M. Baruch, Herbert Rawlinson, Hollywood Plaza Hotel, Howard Hughes, It Cafe, Ivan Lebedeff, Jackie Coogan, Jacob Stern, Jason Robards Sr., jimmie Dolittle, Joe Di Maggio, John Davis Lodge, John Held Jr., John Wexley, Josef Swickard, Klemtner's Blue plate Cafe, Lawrence H. Lee, Lee Shippey, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Nolan, Max Baer, Menahem Pressler, Montagu Love, Murray Choitner, Paul Lauritz, Porter Hall, Prince Heinrich of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ralph Spence, Richard M. Nixon, Roald Amundsen, Ronald Reagan, Roscoe Turner, Ruth Chatterton, Ruth St. Denis, Sir Gilbert Parker, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Thelma Ritter, Tommy Dorsey, Walker & Eisen, Walter Lang, William Dolivet, William Russell | 31 Comments

Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve

For this installment of Blessed Buildings, we feature one of Hollywood’s most notable historic churches – the First Presbyterian @ 1760 North Gower Street. The Presbyterians were Hollywood pioneers, coming here the same year Hollywood gained it’s brief cityhood in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blessed Buildings, Central Hollywood | Tagged 1051 North Avenue 64, 1449 West Adams Boulevard, 1760 North Gower Street, 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, 605 South Flower Street, 815 Elyria Drive, Alva Grant Fessenden, C.F. Skilling, Eisen & Son, First Congregational Church Long Beach, First Presbyterian Church Butte MT, First Presbyterian Church Monrovia, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, Grand View Presbyterian Church, H.M. Patterson, Hotel Snow, Immanuel Presbyterian Church, J.B. Merrill, Japanese Union Church, Mantle Block, Rev. A.G. Fessenden, Rev. Henry A. Newell, Richard C. Halverson | 2 Comments

Paradise for Sale – A Few Interesting Southland Homes on the Market

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Steve

For a very long time now I’ve wanted to highlight on the blog some of the historic properties that come up for sale in Southern California, but ADD has long gotten in the way. But since we are in lockdown … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, Los Feliz, Paradise For Sale or Lease, Pomona | Tagged 1300 Los Robles Place, 1328 Los Robles Place, 1946 Vine Street, 2172 West Live Oak, 2700 El Contento Drive, Ganesha Hills, Horatio W. Bishop, John Lester Armour, Longview Tract, Los Feliz Terrace, M.P.P.D.A., Roxanne "Linda" Campbell, Stephanie Vitacco, Thomas G. Patten, Will H. Hays | 7 Comments

A Very Built John De Lario in Hollywoodland

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Steve

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 →

Posted in Architects, Central Hollywood, Interesting People | Tagged 2684 North Beachwood Drive, 2910 North Beachwood Drive, Beachwood Canyon, Harbin F. Hunter, Hollywoodland, Hunter Brothers, John De Lario, Monuments Men, Salvatore Catiano Scarpitta, Salvatore Scarpitta | 15 Comments

Cool in Concrete – Old Hollywood’s Concrete Bungalows

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Steve

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 | 7 Comments

Easter Sunday in Sodom – Some Early Churches of Hollywood

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Steve

In 1922, the Central Christian Advocate of Kansas City wrote with presumed and unquestioned authority that, “The reputation of Sodom and Gomorrah cannot be lower than Hollywood.” Of course they weren’t alone in this breathless pronouncement. Sinful Hollywood was being … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood | Tagged Arthur B. Benton, Bishop Conaty, Blessed Sacrament Church, Daieda Wilcox Beveridge, Father Daniel T. Murphy, Henry F. Starbuck, Hollywood First Methodist Church, Maginnis Sullivan & Walsh, S. Charles Lee, Samuel Lunden, Sessue Hayakawa, St. Stephen's Church, Temple Israel Hollywood, Thomas Franklin Power, Thomas P. Barber | 7 Comments

A New Look at the Old Spaghetti Factory Building

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Steve

Recently, I did a post on the demolition of the old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard and in it I wanted to show what a beautiful building it originally was when it was built in 1924 as … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, Lost Hollywood, Restaurants | Tagged 5939 Sunset Boulevard, McNeal Swasey, Old Spaghetti Factory, Peerless Automobile, Peerless Showroom, Richard Adkins, Stanley W. Smith | Leave a comment

R.I.P. Old Old Spaghetti Factory Building 1924-2012

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Steve

Yesterday a demolition crew pretty had much wiped out all that remained of the decrepit old Old Spaghetti Factory Building at 5939 Sunset Boulevard at the corner of Gordon Street. For years the building had been shuttered pending plans to build … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, Lost Hollywood, Then & Now | Tagged 5939 Sunset Boulevard, Earl Heitschmidt, Gene Autry, KMPC, KNX, Max Reinhardt, McNeal Swasey, Old Spaghetti Factory, Peerless Automobile | 19 Comments

The Siege of Fort Anthony – Part III – Conclusion

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Steve

And now at last, at long, long overdue last, is the conclusion of the thrilling story of the Siege of Fort Anthony. Since it’s been so long in coming if you’d like a refresher on parts I and II just click on … Continue reading →

Posted in Central Hollywood, Interesting People, Lost Hollywood, The Hollywood That Never Was | Tagged 6655 Alta Loma Terrace, Fort Anthony, Hollywood Heritage, Hollywood Studio Museum, Leonidas P. Econom, Steve Anthony | 15 Comments

Category Archives: Central Hollywood

Paradise Leased is Creaking Back to Life

The Hollywood Plaza – Hollywood’s Forgotten Luxury Hotel

Blessed Buildings – Hollywood’s Historic First Presbyterian Church

Paradise for Sale – A Few Interesting Southland Homes on the Market

A Very Built John De Lario in Hollywoodland

Cool in Concrete – Old Hollywood’s Concrete Bungalows

Easter Sunday in Sodom – Some Early Churches of Hollywood

A New Look at the Old Spaghetti Factory Building

R.I.P. Old Old Spaghetti Factory Building 1924-2012

The Siege of Fort Anthony – Part III – Conclusion

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