HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Welcome to Hollywood History, an archival journey through the city’s cinematic past. Here, each story is treated as an artifact—examined, contextualized, and restored to life through research drawn from studio archives, cemetery records, and forgotten reels of press clippings. From vanished sound stages and silent-era scandals to the architects, moguls, and dreamers who built the backlots, this section preserves what time and progress have nearly erased. Think of it as a curated museum of memory—where every name, every studio gate, and every marble crypt helps illuminate the true story of Hollywood’s creation and its enduring myth.
HOLLYWOOD HOTEL
MUSSO & FRANK
HOLLYWOOD SIGN
E.C. Hurd House
Owned by a miner named E.C. Hurd, this large Victorian home at Hollywood and Wilcox was surrounded by lovely gardens,.
NESTOR STUDIOS
Hollywood's first movie studio, northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower.