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The Getty Has Curated Ed Ruscha’s Archive of Photos of the Sunset Strip and Hollywood in ’12 Sunsets’
In 1966, decades before Google Street View, Los Angeles artist Ed Ruscha mounted a motorized camera in the payload of a truck and set out to photograph every building on the Sunset Strip. He published the assemblage of photos in a grounbreaking book, Every Building on the Sunset Strip that signaled a new approach to art and photography.
Beardland: Rock Hudson and Phyllis Gates Set up Housekeeping in the Hills
After his breakthrough performance in “Magnificent Obsession,” in 1954, Rock Hudson purchased his first home, a sweet California cottage at […]
City Website Offers Historic Walking Tours
The City of West Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Division has published three local history-related walking tours on its website at wehopreservation.org.
Take a Trip along Sunset Boulevard’s Musical History
Sunset Boulevard’s long relationship with the music industry is spotlighted in this illustrated tour published by the Los Angeles Times.