Rumour has it that Hollywood has no respect for history. Apparently, that’s why Los Angeles is always tearing down landmarks and starting anew.
LA Weekly even has a dedicated page honouring fallen monuments like the Hollywood Hotel—which once hosted the likes of Norma Shearer and Rudolph Valentino—the decadently debaucherous Garden of Allah, and Pickfair; the Beverly Hills wonderland of silent screen stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, which was reportedly demolished because the owner grew tired of the ghost of one of Fairbanks’ scorned lovers prowling the rambling Tudor-style mansion.
