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Chateau Marmont
The hotel was
modeled on a Loire
Valley château. When
it opened in 1929, it
attracted actors such
as Errol Flynn and
Greta Garbo. Among
today’s regulars are
Leonardo DiCaprio
Carney’s Restaurant and Jude Law.
This iconic restaurant serves famous burgers and hot­
dogs out of a renovated Union Pacific railroad car, and
is popular with celebrities and tourists alike. Since it
opened in the mid­70s, it has opened at various
locations across the city.
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A&M Records
was built by
Charlie Chaplin as
homes for workers
at his studio.
OLIVE DRIVE The Sunset Trocadero Directors’ Guild
Lounge nightclub had Nat
of America
“King” Cole as its pianist in This is one of the
its heyday. Only three steps many offices on the
remain of the old building. Strip connected with
the film industry.
The Pink Taco, formerly the
Roxbury Club, is a popular
Mexican restaurant. It stands
on the site of the 1940s Players
Club, owned by movie director
Preston Sturges.
Schwab’s Pharmacy Site
When it was open, this drugstore was a popular
meeting place for film stars and columnists.
Facing it, the legendary Garden of Allah apartment
complex once held such residents as Scott Fitzgerald
and Dorothy Parker.

Sunset Tower Hotel
Formerly the Argyle Hotel, this Art Billboards
Deco landmark was an apartment Huge billboards, promoting new films, brands
complex in Hollywood’s heyday, or personalities, are landmark symbols of
home to stars like Clark Gable. Sunset Strip.

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