Hollywood

The Hollywood Dream (4): Proto-Monopoly At The Hotel Hollywood

Our first wander through the dreamscapes of the Hotel Hollywood, sadly demolished in 1956, won't be our last.

Apr 7 •

The Hollywood Dream (3): H.J. Whitley Paves Paradise

Hollywood’s fever dream peaks during Oscars Week. The global telecast marks the end of four long months of elaborate and exhausting rituals: lunches…

Mar 9 •

The Hollywood Dream (2): If You Build It…

Hollywood exerted its pull long before the invention of the motion picture camera. Originally, it teased a fantasy about real estate, of dwelling in…

Jun 24, 2023 •

The Hollywood Dream (1): A Land Acknowledgement

This is the first of a series of articles examining the shape and grace of ‘Hollywood’. What does the word mean in the 2020s and beyond?

May 31, 2023 •

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