Warner Brothers Studio water tower.Orange tree in a front yard, just a normal residential neighborhood!Bel Air entrance gate.The Spadena House, also known as The Witch’s House, is a popular stop on many tours. It is a private house, so there are no tours inside of the house.At the Spadena House.The Hollywood sign from Lake Hollywood Park.Scenery around Hollywood.That’s our car illegally parked, for a minute!Again, Beverly Hills = Palm trees.A normal Beverly Hills residential street.Another residential street.On the Sunset Strip.This is the setting for the 1960s TV show 77 Sunset Strip. The gap between the two buildings was where “Kookie” Burns did the valet parking. Building on the left was Dino’s Restaurant (Dean Martin’s real-life lounge), and the one on the right was the location of the detectives’ offices.Statue of Bullwinkle and Rocky.The Viper Room, celebrity drug hot spot during the 1990s, formerly co-owned by Johnny Depp. It was the site of River Phoenix’s suicide in 1993, and many drug related incidents, including Courtney Love’s drug-induced seizure where she was revived by Depp..Richard Pryor, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Roseanne Barr, Chris Rock, Jim Carrey and Whoopi Goldberg are just a few of the big name comics who got their start here at The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory opened in 1979, and since then has been (and still is) extremely popular venue for the top comedians. Legendary comedians who have performed at the club include: Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, George Carlin, Jim Carrey, Dave Chappelle, Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Dunham, Jeff Foxworthy, Redd Foxx, Bob Hope, Martin Lawrence, Jay Leno, Bernie Mac, Bill Maher, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Ray Romano, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Damon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans and Robin Williams.Sunset Strip.Mel’s Drive-in was featured in the 1973 movie “American Graffiti”.Homeless camp across the street from the Beverly Hills Goodwill store.At the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, here is the grave of Farrah Fawcett.Perhaps the most famous grave in Los Angeles is this one, Marilyn Monroe.Don Knotts, aka Barnie Fife!Storer House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, most significant American architect of the 1900s. This house is private, and not open for tours. In fact, on this day the house is undergoing restoration.Houses are built right into the side of steep hills.
