Learn what makes LA's Griffith Observatory so attractive as a filming location that the locale has earned over $253 million. Skip to main content. Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Expand Search Collapse Search.

The idea of progress on the pool is comforting, Dodge said, given the idle state of the park’s pony rides and merry-go-round, ...

The Griffith Observatory celebrates 90 years on Wednesday, and as one of L.A.'s most recognizable landmarks, the Art Deco structure deserves its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. With over ...

Griffith’s path to the observatory began in 1896, when he donated 3,015 acres of the old Rancho Los Feliz to the city of Los Angeles to be used as a public park.

Some monuments are movie stars. So it is with Griffith Observatory. Great cheekbones. Uncommon presence. Something in the eyes. Indeed, if L.A. has a tickle spot, it would be here on the hill ...

James Dean at the Griffith Observatory in 1955's "Rebel Without A Cause" (Image credit: Warner Bros.) "It must be made a place of rest and relaxation for the masses, a resort for the rank and file ...

The blaze was first reported around 2:43 p.m. Tuesday by N. Nottingham Avenue, south of the observatory near the Boy Scout Trail, a popular hiking trail in Griffith Park.

WITH L.A.’S NIGHT SKIES socked in by smog and light pollution, generations of stargazers have counted on the Griffith Observatory to view the full glory of the heavens — if only as points of ...

See stars and vistas: Griffith Observatory and Griffith Park is ranked #1 out of 33 things to do in Los Angeles. See pictures and our review of See stars and vistas: Griffith Observatory and ...

Los Angeles landmark the Griffith Observatory is recreated in the Minecraft world. ... including 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause," "La La Land" (2016), "The Terminator" (1984) and more.