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These French chalet-style cottages at 1328 N. Formosa Ave. were designed by noted architects Arthur and Nina Zwebell for Charlie Chaplin. (Photo credit: Iamnotastalker.com)

Charlie Chaplin’s Courtyard Cottages Leave Their Mark on West Hollywood

Where WeHo’s Streets Got Their Names

Normandie Village: WeHo’s Other Hidden Hollywood Community

The French Quarter's outdoor dining area

The French Market’s Story

A rare photo of the Tudor-style English Village Shops in the 8800 block of the Sunset Strip, anchored to the right is the Russian restaurant 8840 Sunset English Village and Bublichiki Russian restaurant

Ever Wonder Why So Many English Tudor Buildings Line the Sunset Strip?

Architect Rudolph Schindler had an uncanny ability to design three-dimensional spaces. To him, the real medium of architecture was space, leading to a style he called SPACE architecture. (Photo by Joshua White, MAK Center)

North Kings Road: Actors, Architects, Novelists and Their Ghosts

Mutant Beauty On The Sunset Strip: Breasts, Brazilians and Beats

Mutato Muzika Studio on the Strip Designed by Oscar Niemeyer

West Hollywood Elementary School

West Hollywood Elementary School: It Wasn’t Just a Railyard that Moses Sherman Built

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