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November 2009

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 – No Access

Off the beaten path, Gower and Franklin –

No Access to the Hollywood Sign, Gower and Franklin, Hollywood
Gower and Franklin, Hollywood

Nearby –

Sign, Hollywood Tower, Franklin Avenue
Sign, Hollywood Tower, Franklin Avenue

Tourists avoid it, as it is a bit spooky – the Hollywood Tower – the 1929 Cramer and Wise faux French Normandy apartment house. George Raft owned an interest in the building and lived here for a time, but everyone knows it's haunted by the ghosts of sweet young things who came out here to make it big, and didn't, and died. There are vacancies, by the way.

Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hollywood Tower, 1929, Cramer and Wise - 6200 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood

The nearby and equally spooky Castle Argyle (perhaps haunted by the ghosts of the famous Hollywood Argyles) –

Castle Argyle, Hollywood

At the 101 Coffee Shop across the street from the Hollywood Tower, Harold Lloyd hasn't fallen yet –

Harold Lloyd mural, 101 Coffee Shop, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Harold Lloyd mural, 101 Coffee Shop, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Harold Lloyd mural, 101 Coffee Shop, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood

One of those signs directing the crew to where they're filming another movie here, as they always do –

Hello - sign directing the crew to where they're filming another movie, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood
Hello - sign directing the crew to where they're filming another movie, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood

The way out of this neighborhood, the Hollywood Freeway –

Ramp to the 101 Freeway, Argyle Avenue, Hollywood

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back to this site.

Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto.  The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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