Tabletop Hollywood

Image sourced from this Altas Obscura story

Vince alerted me to this story in Atlas Obscura about an 11' x 12' model, made in the 1930's, of a section of Hollywood. This diorama, along with 5 other similar sections that appear to be lost, were built over a 4 year period by a 25-person team headed by a Mr. Joe Pellkofer. It's an amazing diorama and I encourage you to take a look. I especially like Mr. Pellkofer's comment: I didn’t build the damned thing to see a movie star. I built it just because I felt like it. And because Hollywood is Hollywood. It’s magic.
[24 Feb update: You can see some more images over at Discover Hollywood Magazine.]