I just wanted to let you know about the upcoming event at the Hollywood Heritage Museum (across from Hollywood Bowl) Wednesday, April 14, 2010 – 7:30 p.m. It should be of interest for Realtors in Hollywood Hills and around the area, as Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives (who is putting on the program) has a vast collection of photographs on Hollywood, Los Angeles county and Southern California, including aerial vintage photographs.
Hollywood Heritage, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic built environment in Hollywood and to education about the early film industry and the role its’ pioneers played in shaping Hollywood’s history. There are some vintage photos of Hollywood from Marc Wanamaker below. Marc Wanamaker of Bison Archives is “the person” to find the vintage photographs and knowledge of where things used to be in Hollywood. His bio is below also. Thank you for your consideration in letting anyone you know who would be interested in attending. Last year we had a program on the Errol Flynn House and its changes.
Hollywood 1940-2008 with Marc Wanamaker Wednesday, April 14, 2010 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm, seating is limited, tickets sold at the door. Arrive early.
Hollywood Heritage Museum an Evening at The Barn Hollywood 1940-2008 with Marc Wanamaker 2100 N. Highland Avenue (Across from Hollywood Bowl)
Free
Parking Admission: $5.00 for Hollywood Heritage Members; $10.00 for non-members
Website: http://www.hollywoodheritage.org/evenings.html
Telephone: 323-874-2276
Description: Marc Wanamaker presents a photographic history of Hollywood with lecture and book signing in conjunction with his book HOLLYWOOD 1940 – 2008. Photographic illustrations include parks and recreations, hotels and motels, residences, film studios, business community, restaurants and nightclubs, radio and television, theater and Hollywood redevelopment. Hollywood transformed after the great depression with the help of the motion picture and radio industries. People were streaming to Los Angeles from around the world looking for work in the entertainment industries, thus fueling development. Housing, entertainment and business services thrived, changing the physical landscape and creating new landmarks. Marc Wanamaker is a world class expert and consultant in film history who has worked in many facets of film production, exhibition and research for several decades. He is a published author, historian, lecturer and teacher as well as founder of Bison Archives. Bison Archive’s extensive and unique photo archive, assembled over an almost 40 year period, is used for story research, publishing, international media outlets, and documentary film production. FYI: Hollywood Heritage, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic built environment in Hollywood and to education about the early film industry and the role its’ pioneers played in shaping Hollywood’s history.
Contact
Bison Archives Raleigh Studios
650 N. Bronson Avenue B112
LA/Hollywood, CA 90004
310.276.9491
bisonarchives@yahoo.com
Marc Wanamaker Marc Wanamaker is a world-class expert and consultant in film history who has worked in many facets of film production, exhibition, and research for several decades. He holds degrees in theater arts, music and history. He has extensive administration experience with the American Film Institute and is a published historian, lecturer, and teacher who taught film history at UCLA Extension for five years. After co producing musical concerts and film expositions, he assisted in forming the American Film Institute facilities in Beverly Hills in 1969. He had been an AFI staff member for seven years when he began to produce-direct and consult on documentaries related to the history of the motion picture industry. He engaged in many areas of study while he focused on writing the Encyclopedia of Motion Picture Studios in the United States. Wanamaker is a founder of the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, known as FILMEX, founded in 1971, and was involved in forming The American Cinematheque. His vast experience co-producing film festivals and expositions led to a position as program consultant with the Pordenone Silent Film Conference in Italy. He has tapped into his world-class archive to produce several historical film festivals, conferences and programs.
Bison’s extensive and unique photo archive, assembled over an almost 40-year period, is used for story research, publishing, international media outlets and documentary film production and is an information source for several Bison Productions (link to http://bisonproductions.com) film projects. Bison Archives has consulted on more than 100 documentary films. From Hollywood: The Pioneers, a 13-hour history of Hollywood films of the silent era, to biography documentaries of Hollywood studio personalities, Marc Wanamaker has played an integral part in everything from script preparation to researching historical photographs. Bison Archives is a leading expert on art and antiques, “silent stars” in their own right that have enhanced film production values for some of the greatest motion pictures. Wanamaker with his associate Eugene Edelman is currently developing a book and an exhibition on the subject