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The Hollywood Plaza – Hollywood’s Forgotten Luxury Hotel
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 →
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