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SOCAL SUPERSTARS ISSUE CELEBRATE DISCOVER EXPERIENCE HISTORIC ICONIC SOCAL SANTA HOMES MONICA PIER THE EXQUISITE BELMOND IEN SLAN ETAN BACRBAARANTO 7 1 0 2 T S U BEACHFRONT G U A / Y L U GETAWAYS J S S C L C L M M THE HOOD THE HOOD BY LINDA LANG / P H OTO S CO U R T E SY O F BEVERLY HILLS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU BEVERLY HILLS:CITY OF CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: 1. The iconic Beverly Hills Shield is found at various locations throughout the city. 2. The famed Beverly Hilton at Wilshire and Santa Monica is home of the Golden Globe Awards™, site of the Pre-Grammy Gala, and other star-studded events. 3. Montage Beverly Hills was recently named the #1 Hotel in Los Angeles in Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards. 4. Rodeo Drive is one of the world's most renowned celebrity shopping hubs. WELLTH WWW.SOCALLIFEMAG.COM WWW.SOCALLIFEMAG.COM 66 67 S S C L C L M M THE HOOD THE HOOD ON THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 5. The legendary Beverly Wilshire, now a Four M M Seasons property, is known for its role with Richard O O “ITS THREE- C C . Gere and Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman." Marilyn . 6. N N O O I Monroe was a frequent guest at the Beverly Hills I AND-A-HALF T T C Hotel & Bungalows. 7. The iconic Beverly Hills Hotel C E E L BLOCKS OF L has welcomed world celebrities, royalty and discern- L L O ing travelers since 1912. Guests can enjoy outdoor O 8. C C CURVED COB- S S L dining at the Beverly Hills Hotel's Polo Lounge Patio. L L L I I 40-minute narrated tours of art, architecture, his- H BLESTONED, 9. H Y Y L torical and renowned city areas are offered Saturdays L R R E PEDESTRIAN and Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm. E V V E E B B STREETS WITH E E H H T . T . SPARKLING W W W W W FOUNTAINS W T T A A AND CLASSIC E E L L B B A A ARCHWAYS IS L L I I A A V V HOME TO SOME A A , , N N O 30 HIGH-END O S S R R E E BOUTIQUES D D N t's more than just a southland N A A . AND SHOPS.” S S city known for its elite resi- T T R R E dents and celebrity happen- E B B O O R R ings. For 10 years, Beverly Y Y B B Hills starred in its own TV ” ” S S R series along with Jennie Garth, R A A E E Y Y Jason Priestley and the rest of 0 0 0 0 ON THIS PAGE CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: 1 1 the "Beverly Hills, 90210" cast. T T 10. Two Rodeo's curved cobblestoned, pedestrian streets S S R R I For nearly a century, its palm-lined streets I is home to some 30 high end boutiques. 11. Audrey F F E Hepburn was one of the many celebrities photographed have played their roles in enumerable E H H T T at the Beverly Hills Hotel during Friar's Club Roasts and - - movie and TV scenes, and on its 100th S other events in the 1950s. The Peninsula Beverly Hills, I S 12. W W the only AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five Star rated birthday in 2014, the city became an O O L L hotel in Southern California every year since 1993, offers A A ofcial landmark. Yes, Beverly Hills has G G beautiful garden suites. 13. The Beverly Hills sign and Lily N N U its own star status and today is using its celebrity to enrich the lives of U Pond date back to 1907. B B D D visitors and residents with its new WELLTH campaign. N N A A L Tat's not to say you can't still immerse yourself in the other kind of L E E T T O wealth, glamour and excitement that beguiles those who get their frst O H H S S L glimpse of the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Wilshire or Rodeo L L L I I H H Drive. From its beginning, the former farmland, once rich in lima beans, Y Y L L R R has given way to the posh residences and exclusive estates of the E E V V E E Hollywood elite and other moguls beginning with Douglas Fairbanks B B E E H and Mary Pickford's legendary Pickfair, built in 1920, overlooking the H T T " " F F Beverly Hills Hotel which has its own star status. Since opening its doors O O S L Y Y L S I in 1912, the pink hotel has accommodated Hollywood legends Laurence S E E H T T Y R Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra R L U U R O E O and the Rat Pack, John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor, John Lennon, the C V C ) E 2 E ( N B O Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and hundreds of other international R S E R U H W N B T O moguls. Tese VIPs sunned around the pool, mapped out big deals on P O L F E M A H O N G napkins in the famed Polo Lounge or, like Howard Hughes, called a Y Y Y N S E L I U E R bungalow "home." It's also been featured in numerous movies such as R B T D A R U & U M A L "Te Way We Were," "California Suite" and "American Gigolo," and was O E C T O on the cover of the Eagles' biggest hit album, "Hotel California." H Another legendary hotel star is the Beverly Wilshire, now a Four Seasons property, which is especially known for its role with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman." Other appearances have included "Escape from the Planet of the Apes," "Clueless," "Sex and the City: Te Movie," and "Valentine’s Day." Elvis Presley, Warren Beatty, and Steve McQueen once called it home and enjoyed the swimming pool fashioned afer the Mediterranean-style pool at Sophia Loren's Italian villa. And, of course, Te Beverly Hilton at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards, is home of the Golden Globe Awards™, site of the Pre-Grammy Gala, and hundreds of additional red carpet events and star-studded galas. H WWW.SOCALLIFEMAG.COM WWW.SOCALLIFEMAG.COM 68 69 S C L M THE HOOD ) 2 ( M O C . S O T O H P C I R O T S I H D O O CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: W Y L 14. The sign at Rodeo Drive and Via Rodeo is one of the L O most photographed. 15. Beverly Hills City Hall as it H / looked in 1946. 16. Beverly Hills City Hall as we know it S E V today. 17. Classes at Alo Yoga are among the many I H options available to WELLTH participants throughout C R Beverly Hills. Kicking off the Beverly Hills WELLTH A 18. Campaign are (from left): Beverly Hills Convention and & Culture" tour. Tis N O S Visitors Bureau CEO Julie Wagner, WELLTH Ambassador I one highlights the B Christie Brinkley, and Beverly Hills Mayor Lili Bosse. 19. F O Participating in Beverly Hills new WELLTH campaign are Wallis Annenberg Y S original Mai Tai created (from left): James Duigan, Dana Claudat, Charlie Center for the E T Knowles, Caley Alyssa, Matthew Kenney, and Jason R by Vic, himself. Performing Arts; the U Wachob. 20. The Polo Lounge in the Beverly Hills Hotel O C Te city's popular remains a favorite celebrity spot. Beverly Hills Sign and Lily Pond dating back Concerts on Canon to 1907; the Electric season kicks-of on Fountain built in Tursday, June 8, in Shopping with the Stars 1931 to celebrate the fertility and abundance of the city; and Beverly Canon Gardens Te Paley Center for Media which supports the flm/broadcast on Canon Drive with Rodeo Drive may run from Sunset Boulevard to Beverwil Drive, industry here and in New York. Among its many celebrations of Eric E’s 10-piece ensem- but it is primarily known for the three-block stretch between artists past and present is “Michael Jackson: Te Legend in the ble featuring big band, swing, R&B, Sinatra hits and more. Te weekly Wilshire and Little Santa Monica Boulevards. Once a bridle path Making” presenting rare ‘70s footage of Michael and Te Jacksons, Tursday series is free and runs through August 31 with two 45-minute to the Beverly Hills Hotel, it is here tourists might see celebs in July 1 - August 23. performances nightly at 6:00 and 7:15 pm. Tables and chairs are available on dark glasses heading for Prada, Bvlgari, Cartier, Van Cleef Te tour also includes Nate ‘n Al's Delicatessen, serving some a frst-come, frst-served basis with a large grassy area available for blanket & Arpels or one of the other exclusive boutiques. Te recent of the Southland's best deli fare since 1945; Brighton Cofee seating. You can bring your own picnic or purchase boxed meals from near- addition of high-end Two Rodeo starting at the corner of Rodeo Shop, the city's oldest cofee shop which opened in the early by restaurants. For details, go to www.beverlyhills.org/concertsoncanon.