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Hollywood’s first 50 years, until the freeway changed the landscape forever
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Oct 9, 2024
Fred C. Thomson Building: The Court of the Olive Tree
Through an archway on Sunset Boulevard is the Court of the Olive Tree, named for the sapling planted here in 1927.
Dec 14, 2023
Baine Building: Hollywood’s First Penthouse
Go inside the historic Baine Building and Hollywood's first penthouse at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Whitley Avenue.
Jan 2, 2023
Tragic Tale of Hollywood’s First Art Director
Hollywood’s first art director is the architect behind a local masterpiece: Las Orquideas villas on Orchid Avenue, just east of the Magic...
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