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At WhitleyHeights.com, you will discover forums for discussions, articles related to Whitley Heights and Hollywood History, historic photographs, and a variety of important documents unique to the WhitleyHeights.com website.

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 Birthday Tribute to Rudolph Valentino at Hollywood Heritage Museum

Janet writes "
Hollywood Heritage Presents a Birthday tribute to Rudolph Valentino featuring Donna Hill, author of Rudolph Valentino, The Silent Idol:  His Life in Photographs

Screenings of Blood and Sand (TV abridged version and Rudolph Valentino and His 88 American Beauties.

Rudolph Valentino was one of the most alluring, enigmatic and simply irresistible movie icons of all time.  He continues to inspire generation after generation of moviegoers.  The Hollywood Heritage Museum honors the immortal Rudolph Valentino with an evening of rare photographs, film and artifacts on display in our lobby.


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 Hollywood Heritage Presents an Evening at The Barn!

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Whitley Heights Adjacent to Hollywood Heritage Museum

 
"HOLLYWOOD  1940 - 2008"
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:30 pm

Marc Wanamaker presents a photographic history of Hollywood with lecture and book signing in conjunction with his book HOLLYWOOD 1940 – 2008.   Photographic illustrations include parks and recreations, hotels and motels, residences, film studios, business community, restaurants and nightclubs, radio and television, theater and Hollywood redevelopment.

Hollywood transformed after the great depression with the help of...
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 2010 Hollywood Bowl Calendar Features Whitley Heights

For those looking for a unique gift this holiday, it isn't too late.  A little bird told us of a 2010 Calendar which features Whitley Heights aerial views in old black and white photographs that show many of the changes on the Hill through the years.  It is truly fascinating stuff - and a good gift for the Whitley fanatic in your house.

Click 'read more' below for a link to the website and a description of the calendar.  Just in time for gift giving!


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 Whitley Heights Landmark to be Renovated

Historic Building at the foot of Whitley HeightsThe 82 year old Cahuenga Apartment Building located at the foot of Whitley Heights has been purchased from it's former owner and will be undergoing an extensive multi-million dollar renovation that will completely update the property from its current condition.

An iconic fixture in the Whitley Heights landscape since its construction in 1925, the five-story facility currently houses 104 apartment units and...

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 News: H.J. Whitley Celebrated In Retrospective Book

The Father of Hollywood – H.J. Whitley
A new and remarkable history on the founder of Whitley Heights, Hobart Johnstone Whitley has been released and should shed some much-needed light on one of the key players who brought Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley to life.


The book, entitled The Father of Hollywood, details the stories and history of the visionary who was instrumental in the development of Hollywood and greater Los Angeles, and, of course, his neighborhood namesake – Whitley Heights.

So who exactly H.J. Whitley and how did he achieve the coveted title of The Father of Hollywood?

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H.J. Whitley built this first Beverly Hills, the California home to Barbara Stanwyck, Maurice Chevalier, Gloria Swanson & William Faulkner. Residents included Marie Dressler, Leonard Bernstein & William Randolph Hearst. Actors include Marion Davies, Jean Harlow, Charlie Chaplin, Boris Karloff, Bella Lugosi, Bette Davis, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow along with W.C. Fields, Greta Garbo, Barbara LaMarr & Norma Shearer. Additional stars were Carmen Miranda, Rudy Valentino, Harold Lloyd and Beulah Bondi, and directors Cecil B. DeMille, Robert Vignola & Sydney Franklin. Posters by allposters.com

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