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Continued from Hollywood

(23rd Sep 1924, Letter 6, part 3/8)
Bernheimer Gardens

"BERNHEIMER GARDENS
Hollywood Cal"
September 1924
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... we also saw the Bernheimer Gardens. This is a Japanese affair build by two old bachelors at an enormous cost and they are now both dead so the estate has been opened to the public at a small cost, for inspection. The pagodas through the gardens are roofed with gold.

On Sunday we went to Venice about 20 miles away from Los Angeles and this place is the Manly of the district. It is built after the style of White City with every kind of amusement possible in it. [Footnote: White City, also see letter 13]

On Monday afternoon we were out at Universal City Studios but as all the actors etc were some distance out shooting pictures in the field we did not see much except some of the stages and street scenes they use.

 

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