Hollywood Architecture WayTour - Disney's California Adventure, CA
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DopeyDuck
N 33° 48.458 W 117° 55.115
11S E 414978 N 3741206
This WayTour takes you through the Hollywood Pictures Backlot section of DCA pointing out pieces of architecture that were inspired by real buildings in Los Angeles from the '20's and '30's.
Waymark Code: WM4XK8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2008
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Theme park admission is REQUIRED to visit this Waymark.
Please be sure to look at the photos (using the links below) of the original landmarks that were inspiration to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot section of Disney's California Adventure. These two websites have a lot of great history and information and were the basis for this waymark.
Yesterland
http://www.yesterland.com/replicas-dca2.html
Seeing-Stars
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Landmarks/DCA.shtml
Hollywood Architecture WayTour
1) N33 48.458 W117 55.113
Elephants at Entrance
Identical to the giant white elephants atop the towers at the Hollywood Blvd. & Highland Ave. center in Hollywood.
2) N33 48.448 W117 55.086
Frank Lloyd Wright Restrooms
Inspired by Wright's cement textile block method of construction like the Samuel Freeman House and the Ennis House in LA. (
http://www.ennishouse.org/htmls/textileblocks.htm)
3) N33 48.463 W117 55.073
Souvenier Itch
Based from the Owl Drug Company Building (1933) on the corner of Hollywood Blvd & Cahuenga Blvd. This is classic Streamline Moderne architecture.
4) N33 48.453 W117 55.047
Flowers, Sweets, Pets (part of the decorative facade)
Inspired by the art deco Pantages Theatre (1930), but only the exterior sections to the side of the marquee.
5) N33 48.453 W117 55.037
Role Models (part of the decorative facade)
Based on the art deco Max Factor Building (1931) at 1660 North Highland Ave in Hollywood.
6) N33 48.463 W117 55.033
Whitley Building (The name above the corner door says Whitley)
Based from the Spanish Revival styled Baine Building (1926) on the corner of Hollywood Blvd & Whitley Ave.
7) N33 48.454 W117 55.022
Hyperion Theatre
Copied from the French baroque styled Los Angeles Theater (1931) on 615 S. Broadway in downtown LA.
8) N33 48.420 W117 55.025
Tower of Terror
Based on the French Normandy styled Hollywood Tower Hotel (1929) on 6200 Franklin Ave. in Hollywood. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Tower)