A larger-than-life symbol of the entertainment business, Hollywood beckons tourists with landmarks like TCL Chinese Theatre and star-studded Walk of Fame. Highlights include Paramount Pictures, historic music venues like the Hollywood Bowl, and Dolby Theatre, home of the Oscars. Scenesters can choose from improv comedy clubs, retro-cool bars and velvet-roped nightclubs. Locals frequent eateries in nearby Thai Town.

Glimpses of California (1946)

Runtime: 10 minutes

Rating: 6.2

Release year: 1946

IMDB: tt0150734

Plot summary

A Traveltalks look at California focusing on the greater L.A. area. After wildflower-covered hills and valleys, there are some famous buildings in Hollywood, the Farmers Market, and churches and art at Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Genres

Documentary

Short

Cast

James A. FitzPatrick

Directors

Glimpses of California Filming Locations

Glimpses of California Filming Locations

1: Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Mountains, California, USA ( in first panning establishing shot of Hollywood )

2: Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

3: Grauman's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

4: CBS Columbia Square - 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ( CBS Radio building )

5: NBC Radio City - Sunset Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

6: Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

7: Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

8: Farmers Market - 6333 W. 3rd Street, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

9: Tower of Legends, Forest Lawn Memorial Park - 1712 S Glendale Avenue, Glendale, California, USA ( torn down April 20, 1948 )

10: Forest Lawn Memorial Park - 1712 S Glendale Avenue, Glendale, California, USA

11: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Glimpses of California (1946)