It was sometime in December when I went to Hollywood to check out the museums and hang out with some friends.

Being from the Los Angeles area, you'd be surprised how little I know about the real Los Angeles,

as people like to say.

To close out the night, we took a tour with

L.A. Ghost tours to walk around Hollywood and learn about its haunted history. And even though we

learned about many of the buildings and celebrities, there was one building in particular that

really caught my eye. It was hard to miss it. Looking at it now,

it's hard to accept that at one point it was literally falling apart. Famous celebrities from

when Hollywood was the envy of the world, and one of luxury and celebration of the entertainment

industry.

It's an enormous building with 300 guest rooms, conference rooms, and offices,

that at one point was a place of leisure for Hollywood stars.

And now we know that some of them never left.

And the building still stands in its iconic place and proudly, with the large letters at the top.

Hotel Roosevelt.

My name is Edwin, and here's a dark memory. The hotel first opened up in May 15th of 1927, and with all the fanfare imaginable.

The 12-floor construction had started the year before and everything was great.

It had fountains, beautiful chandeliers, and marble columns.

And what made it even more famous was that the very first Academy Awards, back in 1929, took place there. And it soon became a place for movie shoots, parties,

and even movie premieres. And with famous events too and little memories, like when Shirley

Temple was learning her very first tap dancing lessons. It was there, directly from Bill Robinson.

Actor Montgomery Clift, who stayed there for several months while they were filming from here to

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