Speaking of the Garden of Allah ...

Should you long for the days of lore, why not check out Clifton Guilaroff's blog?
Scion of famous Hollywood ancestry, Cliff lives with his mother (the former 1950's lead-pencil heiress and socialite, now penniless lush) Cobina Cugat, bandleader husband Rusty Kadiddlehopper, their two cats Poppers & Rage and Basset Hound Pigtails in a one bedroom apartment in the North Valley. Sadly, Cobina believes it is 1954 and that she and her son still live in an impossibly lavish villa at the Garden of Allah Hotel in Hollywood. To make his life easier, he is doing nothing to change that belief.
Clifton will keep you up to date on Hollywood history, the Garden's residents, and other flotsam at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights. Oh, and he sells vintage jewelry, too.