The Cock n’ Bull in 1974. The CR prefix stood for CRestview. This beloved “Vintage Los Angeles” tavern located at Sunset and Doheny was not only popular with the neighborhood locals, but also with ‘Old Hollywood’ entertainers like John Barrymore, Bette Davis, Orson Welles, John Carradine, Sal Mineo, Peter O’Toole, Jack Webb (who had his own table and lived across …

The Legendary Past and Celluloid Future of Tower Records on the Sunset Strip. Photo: Robert Landau It’s impossible not to think of Tower Records when referring to the Sunset Strip. It’s even more impossible to accept that the beloved store once located at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Horn Avenue is no longer in business. Tom Petty & The …

The intersection of Fountain Ave. and Vine Street in Hollywood once had a corner of madness. Its southeast quadrant was occupied by an institution called The Hollywood Ranch Market. A grimy sign atop the sprawling complex claimed: WE NEVER CLOSE. The clock hands always ran backwards at high speed. For 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the Ranch …