Forgotten Hollywood

Manny P. here…

   I’m grateful about the Dr. Willella Howe Waffle House and Medical Museum’s desire to carry both paperbacks in the Forgotten Hollywood Book Series. The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society preserves and maintains this iconic facility.

   The museum will start selling copies of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History and Son of Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History beginning December 1st, part of their Holiday Open House & Boutique. I’ll be autographing my work at the festivities from 11a – 2p.

   Why not get into the seasonal spirit as you explore the beauty of this home, beautifully decorated for the holidays in Victorian style. Hear favorite carols played on their rare 1870s Weber piano, and sample savory snacks and sweets. Just in time for holiday giving, shop for original art, jewelry, scarves, and more at their vendor boutique. Looking for a perfect present for the history buff in your life? Many books on local history are signed by the author, and their gift shop has a wide choice of stocking stuffers, delightful vintage-style ornaments, and custom-designed cookies. Explore fabulous buildings of downtown Santa Ana with an expert guide on a Downtown Landmark Architectural Walking Tour at 2:30p.

   The Howe Waffle House, located at 120 Civic Center Dr., is in the National Register of Historic Places, as a California Historic Point of Interest;and as a landmark building on the City of Santa Ana’s Historic Register.

   Why not avoid the Orange County malls and stop by this family-friendly event. I hope to see you there. For more information, click on the link below:

http://www.santaanahistory.com/index.html

Until next time>                               “never forget”

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Manny P. here…

   The Hollywood Heritage Museum is the newest location to carry Forgotten Hollywood Forgotten History. Next to the Hollywood Bowl, this prestigious place is easily the most proper of all locales in the area to display my work, since this landmark drips in cinematic history. (photo by Richard Rownak)

   According to their website:

The Hollywood Heritage Museum is housed in the beautifully restored Lasky-DeMille Barn (c. 1895). The Museum features archival photographs from the silent movie days of motion picture production, movie props, historic documents and other movie related memorabilia. Also featured are historic photos and postcards of the streets, buildings and residences of Hollywood during its heyday.

In 1913, aspiring movie director, Cecil B. DeMille, came to this rented horse barn, with his partners – Jesse Lasky and Sam Goldwyn – and made what turned out to be Hollywood’s first importan feature length film The Squaw Man. The success of this film set off a stampede of movie makers to Hollywood, forever changing a sleepy farm town into the movie capital of the world.

On December 27, 1956 the Lasky-DeMille Barn was designated California State Historic Landmark No. 554 representing the birth of the Hollywood motion picture industry. Since 1985, Hollywood Heritage Inc. has funded the preservation, restoration and maintenance of this early Hollywood treasure.

   Their website link is:

 http://www.hollywoodheritage.org/

   Whether you decide to buy my paperback or not…you really should visit the Hollywood Heritage Museum for a taste of early Hollywood and its vital history!

Until next time>                               “never forget”

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 at 1:10 am and is filed under Blog by Manny Pacheco. You can follow any comments to this post through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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