Hollywood

Posted by Robin on Jan 22, 2014 in Featured, Film | Comments Off on King Kong

Construction of the Empire State Building had only recently been completed when Hollywood realized how to romanticize it —...

Posted by Robin on Mar 23, 2012 in Actor, Featured | Comments Off on Sandra Bullock

The curse of actors and actresses who are excellent in comedic roles is that they aren’t taken seriously in their industry. So it was...

Posted by Robin on Sep 21, 2011 in Americana, Featured | 1 comment

As an East Coaster, I admit I had the “Hollywood Bowl” all wrong. I thought the name referred to the band shell, which...

Posted by Robin on May 6, 2011 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: Hollywood Walk of Fame

It stretches for 15 blocks along Hollywood Boulevard, and three blocks of Vine Street. That’s 1.7 miles total, featuring more than...

Posted by Robin on Feb 3, 2011 in Americana | Comments Off on Americana: The Hollywood Sign

By 1923, the little California city of Hollywood was already synonymous with the movie industry. The lure of...