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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed the landscape forever
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Sep 3, 2022
J.J. Newberry: One-Stop Five and Dime
Before Hollywood Boulevard catered to tourists, it was a destination for locals—and J.J. Newberry at the corner of Whitley Avenue was a...
Sep 2, 2022
The Fontenoy
When The Fontenoy on Whitley Avenue was built in 1928, it was advertised as “the first of its kind on the Pacific Coast”—and it remains...
Sep 1, 2022
Yamashiro’s Historic Past
One of Hollywood’s oldest landmarks, Yamashiro is a work of art. In 1911, German-born brothers Adolph and Eugene Bernheimer purchased...
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