Several of you have written me to note that the statue of Rocky and Bullwinkle — which used to be in front of Jay Ward's animation studio on Sunset Boulevard — is returning to the Strip after a long absence and much time spent in storage. As explained here, the West Hollywood City Council has voted to give it a permanent home, which I assume will be as permanent as anything in Hollywood can be.
It's on a triangle of land where Sunset Boulevard crosses Holloway. I went to Google Maps and found the spot which you can see here. It's across from where Tower Records used to be and not too far from its original spot. I think they made a good choice. Congrats to all the folks who rallied for it…and if I'd known about it, I would have been at the hearing with you. Special thanks to Alison Martino of Vintage Los Angeles for continuing her great crusade to put a lot of things in this city back the way they should be or to not change them in the first place.
The statue has a special meaning to me. I wrote about it back here.