Idea Monkey, Inc.: Filmed here: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Grease, Rebel Without a Cause, The Wonder Years, Who’s the Boss, Grosse Pointe Blank, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Pretty in Pink, etc…
Silent Hollywood: LA Times publisher Harry Chandler dedicated the Hollywoodland sign in 1924 to publicize his new Beachwood Canyon subdivision. Each 50 foot letter was once covered in lights. Now that’s advertising!
Chevrolet: A classic retro diner, Classic Car enthusiasts pull into the Drive-In every Friday night. +2 points if you spot a classic Camaro and Corvette!
Silent Hollywood: The iconic ante-bellum mansion was built by Thomas Ince in 1918. After his death, DeMille purchased it and expanded the backlot, recreating Jerusalem for 1927’s King of Kings. It became RKO in 1928.
Silent Hollywood: Zukor, Lasky, DeMille and Goldfish(Goldwyn) formed Famous-Players Lasky in 1916. It eventually became Paramount Studios. The studio stayed in this wood framed building till 1926.