Next Boulevard over from Hollywood is Sunset, ranking between Hollywood and Melrose in the fame charts. And, okay, by the time you get over to Laurel, where Sunset Strip really starts, you're in West Hollywood, but it's the psychic geography that counts here--and here it is.
At 8221 is the giant castle known as the Chateau Marmont Hotel. Garbo lived there, Howard Hughes lived there. John Belushi died there, which is all anybody remembers these days. Be sentimental, moon the place for John as you drive by.
Next door is the Roxbury (maybe you saw that movie, too). Favored by Rod Stewart and a lot of English musicians.
The Arglye, at 8358 was once home to John Wayne.
Thunder Roadhouse in the same block is owned by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper, so the story about Mickey Rourke and Patrick Swayze riding their Harleys into the place are probably true.
House of Blues, at 8430 is partly owned by Dan Aykroyd, and is very crowded most nights, with frequent star sightings.
The Comedy Store next door is still going as strong as it was when young unknowns Dave Letterman, Robin Williams, Whoopie Goldberg, and Roseanne Barr made their bones there.
Around on 1200 Alta Loma, the Sunset Marquis is a sort of boutique hotel with a built-in recording studio. Erick Clapton, Billy Joel, and Bruce Springsteen have hung out at the Marquis while putting down a few tracks downstairs.
And at 8852 Sunset is the Viper Room, a major wild spot where music and film stars play. It was mostly known because Johnny Depp owned it---until River Phoenix died out front.
If this doesn't get you hot, read 'Hollywood Babylon' by Kenneth Anger and try again.