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Hollywood and Vine

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Category: Neighborhoods/Streets
Location: Hollywood

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Fodor's Review:

The mere mention of this intersection inspires images of a street corner bustling with movie stars, hopefuls, and moguls arriving on foot or in Duesenbergs and Rolls-Royces. In the old days this was the hub of the radio and movie industry: film stars like Gable and Garbo hustled in and out of their agents' office buildings at these fabled cross streets. Now that glamour has dimmed and the area only comes alive after dark as a place for theater and nightlife. The Pantages Theatre (6233 Hollywood Blvd., 90028) brings in Broadway shows such as the Lion King, Hairspray, and a production of Wickedunique to L.A. Across the street is the opulent Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre (6126 Hollywood Blvd., 90028. www.henryfondatheater.com), built in the 1920s with an open-air palazzo. Pop-music concerts and small theater productions are both put on here. Just north on Vine, the Avalon Theater (1735 N. Vine St., 90028. www.avalonhollywood.com) hosts rock concerts and dance nights in the space where the 1950s TV show This Is Your Life was recorded. Even the Red Line Metro station here keeps up the Hollywood theme, with a Wizard of Oz-style yellow brick road and giant movie projectors decorating the station.