Fad-tastic impresario Grauman kept rolling with this 1927 landmark. Boasting an ornate exterior and hand/footprints of the stars, it has been a top tourist destination and premier site ever since.
Built in 1923 atop the ruins of Griffith’s Babylon, this 800-seat Egyptian theater, originally a legit stage called “The Bard” is now a movie theater hosting hipsters in the Los Feliz area.
This lovely 57-acre cemetery features elegant monuments that whitewash sordid lives. During the summer Cinespea screens classic films on the lawn while Valentino, Davies and Fairbanks sleep nearby.
The party never stops at this massive Disneyland of the dead. Here, Hubert Eaton pioneer of the “attraction graveyard,” created a park featuring replica churches, piped in music and massive murals.
LA Times publisher Harry Chandler dedicated the Hollywoodland sign in 1924 to publicize his new Beachwood Canyon subdivision. Each 50 foot letter was once covered in lights. Now that’s advertising!
Real estate don C E Toberman, “the father of Hollywood,” built the largest legit theater in LA in 1926. It became a movie house and is now owned by Disney and filled with little princess and pirates.
Café Montmartre was up on the second floor. Joan Crawford danced a jitterbug and Valentino tangoed at Hollywood’s first nightclub. Opened in 1922 by Eddie Brandstatter, it catered to the jazz-set.
Since 1919 this dark eatery, with its mirrored bar and red booths, has been pulling in the lush set including Mix, Chaplin and writers who tied one on before teetering across the street to the WGA.
Since 1927 this pioneering theme eatery has been marketing itself with pig masks, pig storybooks, and its exterior mural-of a pig playing a whistle. It also hosted the first-ever Oscar after-party!
Regular Walt (the 1st Disney studios were nearby) was inspired by the pubs wood-frame Tudor building. Mary Pickford and Tom Mix were also fans of the hearty Scottish menu which has changed little.
Debauchery has reigned on the infamous rooftop patio since 1927. The site of the 1st Academy Awards, original investors in this lavish hotel included Pickford, Fairbanks, Mayer and Lowe.
This reemerging venue’s Palm Court, with its exquisite ceiling, was the site of an epic smackdown. Louis B Mayer punched Charlie Chaplin in the face over his treatment of 1st wife Mildred Harris.
Built in 1906, the iconic Pink Palace predates the town which bears its name. Garbo frequently hid out here and took her (allegedly nude) exercises in the famous pool.
In 1924 Cecil B DeMille founded this opulent private club, which featured a huge gym, pool and ample illegal booze. Chaplin was among the 1,000 plus members of this frat house to the stars.
Opened in 1925 on what was Route 66, this unpretentious saloon(owner Barney Anthony was known to extend credit) was a favorite of wild child Clara Bow. It's still a good place for late night munchies.
Close to the original MGM studios, this still elegant brick hotel in downtown Culver City was the part-time home of Keaton, Fairbanks and Garbo. Laurel and Hardy shot here, as did the little Rascals.
Forget the backyard! This lovely pet cemetery was founded by vet Eugene Jones in 1928. A-list interred include Karbur Valentino, Pukey Barrymore and Petey from Our Gang.
