Universal CityWalk Hollywood
Open-air entertainment promenade of themed facades, restored vintage neon signs, cinemas and shops.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Universal CityWalk Hollywood traces the neon signs overhead back to their real Los Angeles origins, a diner in Gardena, a 1920s Melrose movie theater, and a Ventura Boulevard motel, each rescued from a building that no longer exists. It follows architect Jon Jerde's design for the 1993 promenade and his partnership with the Museum of Neon Art to collect and rewire the wreckage of a vanishing city. Look up at the neon chef flipping his pancake as you walk beneath him.
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