Welcome to Hollywood! This is one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world. Over five million visitors a year flock to the intersection of Hollywood & Highland, the site of TCL Chinese Theater, The Walk of Fame, and more tourist attractions. As a local, I want you to know that Hollywood is more than the intersection of Hollywood & Highland. While here, explore great hidden gems, world-class restaurants, and…
Hollywood
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Farewell for Now Hollywood
You may ask yourself why? Why are we leaving Hollywood when there is still a lot to do? Why haven’t I talked about LACE, The Hollywood Museum, or Madame Tussaud’s? Why did I skip over the historic Cineramadome? And why haven’t I talked about the double-decker…
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Where Hollywood Began: Edendale
Before we leave Hollywood, it is important that we make a pit stop. We will head east from Charlie Chaplin’s former home to the town of Edendale which was integral in making him a star. If you are one of the many people who walk…
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Where to hear live music in Hollywood: Part II
Photo of the Hollywood Palladium in 1947, by George Garrigues. To continue with my series for where to hear live music in Hollywood, I will take you a little south and east of the Hollywood Bowl. All of these places will seem a lot more…
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Hollywood’s Everything Space: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Los Angeles is filled with everything spaces. What is an everything space, you might ask? To me, it is a place that had an original intention of what it was going to be, but took on other roles, added new features, and became more. Take…
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Where to hear live music in Hollywood: Tips for the Hollywood Bowl
One of my favorite things in life is hearing live music. Being inside concert venues, no matter the size, is my happy place. I love having shared experiences with people who are all doing something we love — seeing bands that have played the soundtracks…
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Dayhawks: Or Something L.A. that Happened
I dug this post up from the earlier incarnation of this blog and I had to share it again. Just to note, I wrote this post in 2014. I have spent more time in Hollywood in the past two months than I have in years.…
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Where to eat dinner in Hollywood
And now the final installment of the Where to Eat in Hollywood series. I hope these posts guide you when you are in this neighborhood and have no idea where to eat. Today, I will list all of my recommendations for Where to Eat Dinner…
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Where to eat Lunch in Hollywood
If you have been reading This Ugly Beautiful City so far, you know I have listed a few Hollywood restaurants. In my Hollywood 101 guide, I talked about tourist favorite Pink’s and neighboring M Cafe. In the posts that followed, I featured Musso and Frank,…