Back in 1905, when this photo was taken, the only thing these two men could see of Hollywood was that small group of buildings to the south of them. Where they’re standing was known as Olive Hill at the eastern end of Hollywood. In 1922, Aline Barnsdall, heiress to an oil fortune, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to develop a theatrical community that would become Barnsdall Art Park, and then build her a house. Wright built a Mayan-influenced home called Hollyhock House. Both the park and the house still remain but every square inch of that wide, open land we can see in this picture is filled in with Southern Californian urban sprawl:
Back in 1905, when this photo was taken, the only thing these two men could see of Hollywood was that small group of buildings to the south of them. Where they’re standing was known as Olive Hill at the eastern end of Hollywood. In 1922, Aline Barnsdall, heiress to an oil fortune, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to develop a theatrical community that would become Barnsdall Art Park, and then build her a house. Wright built a Mayan-influenced home called Hollyhock House. Both the park and the house still remain but every square inch of that wide, open land we can see in this picture is filled in with Southern Californian urban sprawl:
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