![]() At the far corner of the studio on Sunset and Vine stands a bank which also has a Houdini connection. ![]() On this day it was being cleared for construction. As I said, this is where Houdini made his two Hollywood features, The Grim Game and Terror Island, and where the Hollywood Heritage barn originally stood. This is where the Famous Players-Lasky Studio once stood. We left the museum and plunged into Hollywood for our first location at the corner of Selma and Vine. There was also a clipping that made my jaw drop as it solved a recent mystery discussed here on WILD ABOUT HARRY.but let's save that for when we get there. Some of the clippings were new to me, including one with a photo of Houdini and director Cecil B. Twelve of us loaded into a black van, and the first surprise was that Richard handed out a special 30-page tour booklet he had prepared with photos and news-clippings related to Houdini and Los Angeles (collector alert!). Richard Carradine, Joe Notaro, Mark Willoughby, John Cox, and Joe Fox. The 101-year-old barn that houses Hollywood Heritage was once part of the Famous Players-Lasky Studio where Houdini made The Grim Game and Terror Island. We gathered and met tour guide Richard Carradine in front of the historic Hollywood Heritage Museum across from the Hollywood Bowl in, you guessed it, Hollywood! This was actually our first Houdini location. Joining me were fellow Houdini nuts: Joe Fox, Joe Notaro ( HHCE), Mark Willoughby, and my father, Ronald Cox (not a "nut", but integral in the formation of my Houdini mania). I elected to take the 10:30am tour, which was the first of three tours planned for the day. Well, I'm happy to report that Richard knew his topic and this tour did provide me with a few revelatory moments. I was expecting to have a good time with my fellow Houdini buffs, but I frankly didn't expect to learn anything that I didn't already know about Houdini and L.A. This was a co-production of GOULA and LA Hauntings and was conducted by renowned ghost hunter, Richard Carradine. On Sunday, March 23, I had the great pleasure of taking "The Haunted Houdini Tour" of Los Angeles. ![]() The Haunted Houdini Tour poster and booklet.
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