Tag: Wilshire Center
Preservation on the move: Windsor Square and Kress Co.
I recently was showing a visitor around my home, which originally had been commissioned by Henry O’Melveny, the founder of the law firm O’Melveny and Myers. One of the facts that always interests visitors is that the house had been moved from its original site, 3250 Wilshire Blvd., at the corner of New Hampshire Avenue, […]
‘Old Hollywood’ walk brings Wilshire Blvd. history to life
Marlene Dietrich shopped here, Gloria Swanson dined here and John Barrymore rode his horse through the Ambassador Hotel. The landmarks where Hollywood celebrities hung out in the 1930s and 40s will be on the first of the monthly “Old Hollywood Art and Architecture Walks” in Wilshire Center starting Thurs., Oct. 25 from 2 p.m. to […]
