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A 30-foot-tall Art Deco-style sculptural gazebo, officially the Hollywood and La Brea Gateway, stands on a traffic island at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. Created by production designer/director Catherine Hardwicke and dedicated February 1, 1994, the gateway is held aloft on the heads of four caryatid-style figures depicting trailblazing women of color from Hollywood's Golden Age -- Mae West, Dorothy Dandridge, Anna May Wong, and Dolores Del Rio -- giving the piece its popular name, the 'Four Ladies of Hollywood.' A fifth figure, Marilyn Monroe in her famous billowing-skirt pose, originally topped the spire but was stolen in June 2019.
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Freely viewable outdoor public sculpture/gateway on a traffic island, viewable at any time (not pedestrian-accessible onto the island itself due to traffic).
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Traffic island at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood district).
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