Comments on: Lake Hollywood Memories ~ Hollywood Hills

By: Wendy S

Wendy S — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:55:28 +0000

This was such a delight to read. I grew up just a few miles from there, and spent my late teen years and early twenties hiking around Griffith Park, Lake Hollywood, etc. just exploring. We often drove “just to see where the road goes.” It was so much fun to drive those super long roads through multiple towns. Ah. And, of course we lived on Henry’s Tacos and various burger and/or burrito stops. As far as the D-listers, or even A-listers for that matter, the assessment was always made of anyone, regardless of whether or not they were on a list…would they look me in the eye, and have a humorous conversation…because back then, everything was funny and magical.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:32:40 +0000

Actually, I’ve hiked around Lake Hollywood and seen others jogging and hiking as well. BUT, after 9/11 that came to a halt because there were fears of terrorists doing something (?). I’ve heard that recently most of the lake path has been reopened. You might update us on this.

By: godoggo

godoggo — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:57:28 +0000

I didn't know about the St. Francis Dam, but here's a youtube of the Baldwin Hills Dam in 1963...in that case the collapse was caused by oil wells that lowered the land on one side...I was pretty much weened on that story.

By: tony cee

tony cee — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:36:13 +0000

183ft! I wonder what’s down there…

By: Steve Morales

Steve Morales — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:17:21 +0000

Great pics, great story. I love the hidden gems of LA it’s these things that make it such a diverse and beautiful city

By: shirley enomoto

shirley enomoto — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:51:37 +0000

excellent story on lake hollywood and beautiful photographs. fyi an excellent book on mulholland is “rivers in the desert” by margaret leslie davis. for a more “objective” read, see “william mulholland and the rise of los angeles” by catherine mulholland.

let’s hope this dam doesn’t collapse as did the st. francis in 1928.