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WOIMDERS OF HOLLYWOOD
Of all the wonders of Hollywood, the unique city, the ones described in this fascinating article are the most unusual
Selecting seven wonders is a singularly interesting, yet at the same time, rather difficult process. In selecting our own list of the Seven Wonders of Hollywood, we have tried hard to stick to one little rule — to choose nothing that is dupli(^ated anywhere else on the globe.
Here we go, then. First and foremost:
Hollywood Boulevard! The street of a million dreams!
PARIS has its Champs Elysees, New York its Broadway, London its Strand, Chicago its Michigan Boulevard, Washington its Pennsylvania Avenue. Our main street is likewise typical of Hollywood and it is without the least little doubt one of its outstanding wonders. Only a few years ago — in fact, as late as 1910 — the Boulevard could best be d-'^'-rihed as a rather glorified cow-path, lined mostly with
The enormous Hollywood Bowl where the marvelous' symphony concerts take place. Another of the talkie town's uniquities.
ranches and apricots and figs. Today, it is the best known thoroughfare of the whole world. All roads of the universe lead to it. The boulevard that provides never-ending interest for all the earth is itself a boulevard of strange and bizarre fascination. A steady stream of humanity flows up and down this highway, six miles from the junction where it branches off from Sunset — the main artery exuding traffic from downtown Los Angeles — to its abrupt ending, smack against the green-covered side of Laurel Canyon. Shops occupy some twenty blocks, the miles at either end raveling out into homes and apartments. , Cars of every size and shape slide by on this motor-mad boulevard. Cream-colored RollsRoyces, bright red Kissels, pale lavender Lincolns, dark Chev\Continued on page 80}
The famous Hollywood Boxing Stadium, which has been visited by more movie stars than any sound stage in the film city.