July 4th Weekend in LA - Hollyhock House - Part 4 of 4

As an architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright fan, I made a trip to the Hollyhock House in Hollywood. I got a tour, but they don't allow people to take pictures of inside the house.



















I think Frank Lloyd Wright would approve, don't you?



This was another building on the property.











The view from around the house. Recognize anything?


The Griffith Observatory





The story behind the Hollyhock House is pretty interesting. It was commissioned by an oil heiress around the 1920's. It was originally on about 34 acres in the middle of Hollywood right before LA became the movie capital over New York. They have sold some of the perimeter land since.
For more info on the Hollyhock house visit the website here.

July 4th Weekend in LA - Griffith Park - Part 3 of 4

After Hollywood, I headed up a giant hill to the Griffith Park Observatory. Too bad, I got there around 1:00 in the afternoon. It would have been a great place to watch fireworks from, but parking was going quick and I didn't feel like waiting around 7 or 8 hours for them to start.

















I thought this distant mountain was really cool looking. These pics don't do it justice.






















The view from inside the front door.


My attempt later to get a closer pic of the Hollywood sign.