This is the ticket booth of Grauman's Chinese Theatre forecourt during the May 1936 run of an MGM picture called “Robin Hood of El Dorado” starring Warner Baxter. This booth was added to Grauman’s in 1934 and was referred to as a “grind” box-office. That marked the change from presenting a “movie + stage show” format to a “short + newsreel + feature.” This format (known as “grind”) ran continuously all day and you could stay as long as you wanted!
Patrick Longden’s Castillo del Lago, Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles
This is the 20,000-square-foot Castillo del Lago, a Spanish colonial style castle built by oil baron Patrick Longden in Beachwood Canyon, Los Angeles, in 1926. In the 1930's, Gangster Bugsy Siegel ran a gambling operation out of the place. With 32 rooms, an elevator, and city and lake views.
The Lost French Village of Hollywood
Completed in 1920, the charm & artistry of the French Village made it instantly popular with Hollywood’s creative elite. The charming French Pavilion had originally been home to the designer Adrian. By 1930, it had been taken over by writer Cyril Hume & his wife, actress Helen Chandler. Both were to achieve notable successes while living there, Hume as the screenwriter for Tarzan of the Apes for MGM & Chandler as “Mina,” in Dracula (1931), which was filmed just up the Pass at Universal.