Hooray for Hollywood!
I finished my last day of work for 2009 yesterday (on a high note might I add) and am already plotting and scheming how to to spend my delicious time off—and believe me I plan on relishing every second! So today I’m heading to one of my favorite L.A. haunts the Hollywood History Museum.
The building is an incredible deco masterpiece on Highland Blvd. that everyone seems to pass but never thinks to go into. The building belonged to the legendary make-up king Max Factor and opened as his headquarters in 1935. The rooms where he transformed startlets such as Rita Hayworth, Marlene Deitrich, Clara Bow and countless others into leading ladies are all totally restored and make me crazy happy. Seriously, it’s like a make-up artists Valhalla in there! Not to mention where else in the world can you view Greta Garbo’s make-up kit, Marilyn Monroe’s refrigerator, Hedda Hopper’s address book and Roddy McDowall’s bathroom all under one roof? This place is an L.A. treasure.
