It was inevitable. As I've made my way sketching down Sunset Blvd., I just needed to make a short detour to sketch the Hollywood that millions of tourists come to see, so how could I resist?
I've always loved the stars on the Walk of Fame that lines Hollywood Blvd. for several blocks, and Vine as well. Near the fabled corner of Hollywood and Vine, life goes on as usual while tourists look for their favorite stars' stars...and a hopeful future star checks his messages...
At Sunset and Vine, looking up the street towards Hollywood Blvd.,
the mix of old and new Hollywood...
The biggest draw for tourists in Hollywood is still
Grauman's Chinese Theater...where costumed characters mix with visitors and some who look a bit lost...The red carpet above was left over from a Cirque du Soleil street performance the night before.
On Sunset, the Cinerama Dome sits across the street from the Los Angeles Film School, with Hollywood hopefuls coming and going...
A Hollywood neighborhood cafe...
At Hollywood Blvd & Highland Shopping Center elephant towers rise up next to a massive gateway inspired by D. W. Griffith's 1916 silent film, Intolerance. As it turns out, the real location of the Intolerance Babylon set is where the Vista Theater now stands (show previously here)...
Vista Theater
I never get tired of these rocks!
...a view here of the outskirts of Twentynine Palms...a quiet life except for the sound of distant blasts coming from the Marine Base and a few errant off-road bikes!
Then time to head back to the city...
