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Japanese-style Bernheimer Estate, Hollywood Hills above Franklin Ave, circa 1925

Aerial view of the Japanese-style Bernheimer Estate in the Hollywood Hills above Franklin Avenue, circa 1925. What a wonderfully uninterrupted view they must have had then! The estate is now Yamashiro’s Restaurant.

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Behind the Hollywoodland sign, pre-1945

I love finding views from behind the Hollywood sign. This one must have been taken before 1945 because the letters you can see here spell out the L-A-N-D end of the sign back when it was the Hollywoodland sign. Plus, … Continue reading

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Building castles in the Hollywoodland Hills, mid 1920s

Back in the early days of Hollywoodland (early to mid 1920s) the few people who ventured up into the Hollywood hills had the room to build homes that sometimes resembled castles. If you’ve got that cash and the room, why … Continue reading

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