Archive: September 2013
Camille ‘a la’ Nazimova from Creme de la Creme
Inge Gregusch, editor of Creme de la Creme: film, fashion & frivolity, has published a wonderful essay with photos on Alla Nazimova’s “Camille,” one of the last movies Nazimova made for Metro Pictures, and the first and only film she made with Rudolph Valentino. The essay, “Camille ‘a la’ Nazimova,” is published in two parts […]
Then and Now: Proposed Towers on Garden of Allah Site on the Sunset Strip, 1930 Vs. Today
Cross-posted from Playground to the Stars. Plans were unveiled this week for redeveloping the former Garden of Allah Hotel property on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The plans show a couple of high-rise buildings, including a 12 story tower. Here’s the project description from the developer’s website: