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Thursday, November 6, 2008 – Then and Now Sunset Boulevard at Westerly Terrace – Silverlake, not Hollywood – |
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That's now. Walk one block west to the stairs that connect Vendome Street, at the base of the hill, with Descanso Drive, at the top of the hill, to 923-935 Vendome, near the intersection of Del Monte. There are the Music Box Steps, from the Laurel and Hardy short from 1932, The Music Box. Pretty much the whole film was the two of them delivering a large piano up these steps – but yes, the movie had an actual plot of sorts. The film won the first Academy Award for Live Action Short Film (Comedy) in 1932, and the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Here are some stills - directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The steps are still there. |
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But things change. Across the street, the usual graffiti, at the motorcycle shop – |
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But the neighborhood does offer you the sun, the moon and the stars – or at least one star – |
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Actually, you might not be welcome here. |
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