#mccadden

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Hollywood Boulevard as seen from the southeast corner of McCadden

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Surviving remnants of the original Buffalo Springfield rehearsal space.

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Hollywood Boulevard as seen in The Art of Dying (1991)

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The northwest corner of McCadden and Hollywood Blvd as featured in The Art of Dying (1991)

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George Burns named his production company after the Hollywood street McCadden Place.

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Don the Beachcomber at 1727 N. McCadden

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You would think that the building where Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention and Lou Reed's Velvet Underground simultaneously recorded some of their most famous music would have some sort of plaque or historical marker. Instead most people have no idea that this building sits behind the Chick-Fil-A at Sunset and Highland.

The two buildings on either side of it have both been knocked down and are now active construction sites. And although it is not slated for demolition, I don't expect this historic building to survive. I doubt very much that it will still be standing by the time the Los Angeles Olympics rolls around in 2028.

The official address is 1441 McCadden Place. It was here that Frank Zappa recorded the first several Mothers of Invention albums including Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In it For the Money, and Hot Rats. And it is here that the Velvet Underground made White Light/ White Heat.

Additionally, the Doors recorded Waiting for the Sun in this building, Jimi Hendrix laid down the soundtrack to Rainbow Ridge, the Silver Apples made Contact, and Neil Young recorded Neil Young.

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Patsy D'Amores Villa Capri was located at McCadden and Yucca.

The popular hangout for Frank Sinatra and James Dean is long gone, but the buildings behind it look the same.