Magic Castle, Hollywood, 2007

1972, The Magic Castle, Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, CA.  Thank you to Lynn Thompson.

1981, View looking up from Franklin Avenue showing the Victorian-style "French Chateau" building known as Magic Castle with turrets and architectural detailing and an ivy-covered retaining wall in the foreground.

The Magic Castle was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No 406 in 1989. 

2007, View showing the driveway entrance to the Magic Castle located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood.  

Since 1963, the Magic Castle has been a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts.  It bills itself as "the most unusual private club in the world."