City of Angels

I think my love of the Art Deco movement, and early 20s architecture, is part of the reason I adore the Hollywood Boulevard land of Walt Disney Studios, Paris. I love the curves and the essence of the period, and especially the typography used too.

This is a straight on look at the Deluxe Talent Agency building that we looked at yesterday. Here you can see some La Terrasse - a small, patio eating area, which we will look at another day - and the offices of the Talent Agency. If we look closer, you can see a couple of other business residing in this building:

Mulholland Records is a 'shout out' to the Mulholland Drive area of Los Angeles, a road passing through the city on which you can see views of the Hollywood Sign, Burbank, Universal City and downtown Los Angeles. Laurel Canyon Real Estate, well, this relates to the Laurel Canyon neighbourhood of Los Angeles, which connects West Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley. The area has also been home to some very famous residents, including Steve Martin, George Clooney, Harry Houdini, Boris Karloff and Jennifer Aniston.

The billboard on the top of La Terrasse also highlights an area of Los Angeles known as "the Movie Colony's Most Prestigious Address": Sunset Hills. Likely to be a reference to Sunset Boulevard.

Another small detail that I love - the Information Booth which is located in front of Hollywood Boulevard keeps with the theming. This is why we love Disney Theme Parks and the Imagineers!