Ghosts of the Knickerbocker (Stop 8)

Go behind the sign and on location to the Hollywood Knickerbocker Apartments (formally the Knickerbocker Hotel). The Knickerbocker was once the Hotel of the Stars, but as Hollywood Blvd. declined, it dragged the Knickerbocker down with it. It cycled from upscale apartment, to glamorous celebrity hotel, to a deteriorated residence for drug addicts and prostitutes, and finally to housing for seniors.

If you believe the stories, ghosts roam its halls. The massive art deco chandelier hanging from the ceiling in the lobby is the only remaining relic of the Knickerbocker’s once dazzling past. If you stare at it long enough, you might just be transported back to the days of Hollywood Land. Please don't forget to like & subscribe!

The Ghosts of the Knickerbocker (Stop no. 8)

Hosts: Adam Papagan & Castro Burger (aka David Castro)

Written, Filmed, & Edited by Castro Burger

Drone: Castro Burger

COMING ATTRACTIONS: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE LIVES HERE (EPISODE 11)

Happy Birthday, Dorothy Dandridge. Keep an eye out for my upcoming video on the life and death of the β€œBlack Marilyn Monroe.” In the meantime, don’t forget to subscribe to the Dead in Hollywood Youtube Channel. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE! I swear you’ll be glad you did! Catch up on Episodes 1-10!

OUT NOW! THE DROWNING OF NATALIE WOOD (EPISODE 8)

Go behind the sign to the night of November 29, 1981, when Natalie Wood drowned on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. On July 20, 2021, Natalie's birthday, I sailed to Catalina to retrace Natalie's last, lost weekend. What really happened the night Natalie died? Was Natalie murdered or was it just an unfortunate accident after a holiday weekend of drinking? Never before seen photos/videos of famous Natalie Wood Catalina locations β€” with addresses! Don’t forget to like and subscribe to our Youtube Channel!

MARILYN OF AVALON (ISSUE 11)

Did you know Marilyn Monroe lived on Catalina Island?!?! I’m heading to the island this week to shoot footage of Natalie Wood’s last steps and Marilyn Monroe’s first steps! While I edit the next installment of my vlog, check out the issue that started my obsession with Catalina Island. CLICK HERE for Dead in Hollywood: Marilyn of Avalon!

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DEATHIVERSARY: DEBBIE REYNOLDS (Dec. 28, 2016)

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MERRY CHRISTMAS NATALIE WOOD!

π™½πšŠπšπšŠπš•πš’πšŽ πš†πš˜πš˜πš πšŠπš—πš πšπš˜πš‹πšŽπš›πš πš†πšŠπšπš—πšŽπš› 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽπš’πš› πš πšŽπšπšπš’πš—πš. CLICK HERE for a copy of the fanzine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: HERE LIES NATALIE WOOD - THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO PIERCE BROTHERS WESTWOOD VILLAGE MEMORIAL PARK & MORTUARY (ISSUE #18). OUT NOW!

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MIDWEST PERZINE FEST: WELCOME TO MY VIRTUAL TABLE!

Going virtual tonight for the Midwest Perzine Fest - the biggest Zine Fest in the Midwest. CLICK HERE to purchase the fanzine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD. 30 issues to choose from or choose all 30! We have some exciting new releases coming up before Halloween. What dead celebs would you like to see memorialized in an issue? Stay tuned and stay in!

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READ-ALONG WITH DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD (COMING SOON)

Check out my trailer for READ-ALONG WITH DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: THIS IS THE STORY OF DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. Dandridge was the first black actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award. She died on September 8, 1965. The cause of death is a mystery to this day. What really happened to the β€œBlack Marilyn Monroe” and why isn’t she an icon like Marilyn?

CLICK HERE for your copy of the fanzine DEAD IN HOLLYWOOD: DOROTHY DANDRIDGE LIVES HERE so that you can read along with the video.

CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW FOR TRAILER!

DEAD AND IN COLOR: MARILYN MONROE'S FUNERAL (RARE!!!)

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πšƒπšπ™°π™²πšˆ: "𝙰 πšŒπš•πš’πšŽπš—πš 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’πš—πšŽ [πš‚πšπšŽπšŸπšŽ π™Άπš›πšŠπšπš’] 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš˜πš—πš•πš’ 𝟸𝟸 πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ πš˜πš•πš πš πš‘πšŽπš— πš‘πšŽ πšŠπšŒπšŒπš’πšπšŽπš—πšπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πšŒπšŠπš–πšŽ πšžπš™πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšžπš—πšŽπš›πšŠπš• 𝚘𝚏 π™ΌπšŠπš›πš’πš•πš’πš— π™Όπš˜πš—πš›πš˜πšŽ. π™·πšŽ πš“πšžπš–πš™πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšŽπš—πšŒπšŽ πšŠπš—πš 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚊 πš‘πšŠπš—πšπšπšžπš• 𝚘𝚏 πšœπš‘πš˜πšπšœ πšπš‘πšŠπš πš‘πšŠπšπš—'𝚝 πš‹πšŽπšŽπš— πšœπšŽπšŽπš— πšžπš—πšπš’πš• 𝙸 πšœπšŒπšŠπš—πš—πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽπšœπšŽ πš’πš–πšŠπšπšŽπšœ πšπš˜πš› πš‘πš’πš– πš•πšŠπšœπš πš–πš˜πš—πšπš‘. π™Όπš˜πš—πš›πš˜πšŽ πšπš’πšŽπš 𝟻𝟾 πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ 𝚊𝚐𝚘 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚒 πš’πš— 𝟷𝟿𝟼𝟸. 𝚈𝚘𝚞 πš–πš’πšπš‘πš πšπš’πš—πš πšœπš˜πš–πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽπš– πš’πš—πšπšŽπš›πšŽπšœπšπš’πš—πš. πšƒπš‘πš’πšœ 𝚐𝚞𝚒 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšŠπš— πšŠπš–πšŠπšπšŽπšžπš› πš™πš‘πš˜πšπš˜πšπš›πšŠπš™πš‘πšŽπš›. π™·πš’πšœ πš™πš’πšŒπšœ πšŠπš›πšŽ πšŒπšŠπš—πšπš’πš πš‹πšžπš πš‘πš’πšœπšπš˜πš›πš’πšŒπšŠπš• πš’πš— πšœπš˜πš–πšŽ πš›πšŽπšπšŠπš›πš, πšŽπšœπš™πšŽπšŒπš’πšŠπš•πš•πš’ πšœπš’πš—πšŒπšŽ πšŠπš•πš• 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽπš– πš πšŽπš›πšŽ πš’πš— πšŒπš˜πš•πš˜πš›. π™΄πš—πš“πš˜πš’." 

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π™³πš˜πšŽπšœ π™Ήπš˜πšŽ πš‹πš›πš’πš—πš πšπš•πš˜πš πšŽπš›πšœ 𝚝𝚘 π™ΌπšŠπš›πš’πš•πš’πš—'𝚜 πšπš›πšŠπšŸπšŽ? π™°πš•πš•πšŽπšπšŽπšπš•πš’, π™Όπš˜πš—πš›πš˜πšŽ πš–πšŠπšπšŽ π™Ήπš˜πšŽ π™³πš’π™ΌπšŠπšπšπš’πš˜ πš™πš›πš˜πš–πš’πšœπšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πš•πšŽπšŠπšŸπšŽ πšπš•πš˜πš πšŽπš›πšœ πš˜πš— πš‘πšŽπš› πšπš›πšŠπšŸπšŽ πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›πš’ πš πšŽπšŽπš” πš’πš πšœπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πšŽπš πš‹πšŽπšπš˜πš›πšŽ πš‘πš’πš–. π™³πš’π™ΌπšŠπšπšπš’πš˜ πš”πšŽπš™πš πš‘πš’πšœ πš™πš›πš˜πš–πš’πšœπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš‘πšŠπš πš‘πšŠπš•πš-πšπš˜πš£πšŽπš— πš›πšŽπš πš›πš˜πšœπšŽπšœ πšπšŽπš•πš’πšŸπšŽπš›πšŽπš πšπš‘πš›πšŽπšŽ πšπš’πš–πšŽπšœ 𝚊 πš πšŽπšŽπš” 𝚝𝚘 πš‘πšŽπš› πšŒπš›πš’πš™πš πšπš˜πš› 𝟸𝟢 πš’πšŽπšŠπš›πšœ. π™½πš˜πš  πšπš‘πšŠπš'𝚜 πš•πš˜πšŸπšŽ.

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DEATHIVERSARY: MARILYN MONROE (August 4, 1962)

π™Όπ™°πšπ™Έπ™»πšˆπ™½ 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳! π™ΌπšŠπš›πš’πš•πš’πš— π™Όπš˜πš—πš›πš˜πšŽ πšπš’πšŽπš πš˜πš— πšπš‘πš’πšœ 𝚍𝚊𝚒 πš’πš— 𝟷𝟿𝟼𝟸. π™³πš˜ 𝚒𝚘𝚞 πšπš‘πš’πš—πš” πš’πš 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš–πšžπš›πšπšŽπš›, πšœπšžπš’πšŒπš’πšπšŽ, πš˜πš› πšŠπš— πšŠπšŒπšŒπš’πšπšŽπš—πš?

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