Saturday, June 1, 2019

REMEMBERING RUDY

"Aspiration" a statue of silent movie actor Rudolph Valentino was sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham and erected in DeLongpre Park in Hollywood on May 5, 1930
The inscription on the base of "Aspiration" 

In 1979, another statue dedicated to Rudolph Valentino was erected in the park,
this time a bust sculptured by Richard Ellis

For an interesting (if not downright bizarre) history of the park and these statues, visit Hollywoodland

IT'S WHAT'S UP FRONT THAT COUNTS

In May of 2019, Godzilla burst through the roof of the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood
The forecourt of the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood 

The former Hollywood movie theater on Hollywood Blvd. is currently
 the home of the Guinness World of Records Museum