Tag: Hollywoodland
March 19, 2015 /

The destruction of the land and that community was something that I thought was really hideous. It was doubly significant because it was the way Los Angeles was formed, really.” –AFI interview with Robert Towne

EXT. CITY HALL – MORNING Already shimmering with heat. A drunk blows his nose with his fingers into the fountain at the foot of the steps.   Gittes, impeccably dressed, passes the drunk on the way up the stairs.   INT. COUNCIL CHAMBERS Former Mayor SAM BAGBY is speaking. Behind…

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August 2, 2014 /

Moby’s home is his castle

Forgiveness, I blame the horrible pun on a tenacious headache. The Castle has a John Lautner guest house and Mr. Moby likes his architecture, hence a blog: Moby Los Angeles Architecture Blog. And, the castle has a really nice view – when I was a kid I used to skirt…

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May 16, 2013 /

BEACHWOOD CANYON

1924, two ladies ride the steam shovel while Beachwood Canyon undergoes development: Now, when I used to hike with friends from back east I had a set route, across the canyon to Wolf’s Lair, then down the path behind it to Lake Hollywood and then out onto Mulholland’s dam where…

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January 19, 2013 /

WALKS IN BEACHWOOD AND COOL OLD HOUSES

There are stairs from street to street all over Beachwood Canyon. I had a friend who counted them – I think she said there were four hundred (stairs, not stairways) – she used them to get in shape for her wedding gown. (Lord, children, she was fit!) Here’s a picture…

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January 19, 2013 /

ARCHITECTURE OF BEACHWOOD CANYON

An architectural rendering by John L. De Lario for a stately Spanish home under the Hollywoodland sign. I can’t place it exactly from my walks but I think it’s the house I used to see from a distance, with rotting and shredded drapes in the windows and a faded paint…

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