"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."  Joni Mitchell's haunting lyric refers to the legendary Garden of Allah residential hotel at Sunset Boulevard and Havenhurst Drive in West Hollywood, that was replaced by a strip mall in the 1960s.  (That is, in turn, being replaced by a high-rise today...)

Janet Hill is an artist and writer living in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.  Her  list of interests includes:  Tornadoes, haunted houses, quicksand, witches, dogs and cats, fashion and interior design between 1920 - 1979, Laurel Canyon, Slim Aarons, historic hotels, ESP, sea monsters, vintage cars, Old Hollywood, Wes Anderson and John Waters.

"Garden of Allah" print in a gold bamboo frame, 8 1/2 x 11 inches.