In 1945, a watershed moment in pop culture history occured when Norma Jeane Baker walked into beauty salon at 6513 Hollywood Boulevard and changed her hair from brunette to blonde, thereby placing herself on the path to movie star immortality. With this book, Epting follows up his acclaimed James Dean Died Here with another collection of the locations where the most significant events in American popular culture took place. This fully encyclopaedic look at the most famous and infamous pop culture events includes historical information on over 600 landmarks, as well as their locations.
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In 1945, a watershed moment in pop culture history occured when Norma Jeane Baker walked into beauty salon at 6513 Hollywood Boulevard and changed her hair from brunette to blonde, thereby placing herself on the path to movie star immortality. With this book, Epting follows up his acclaimed James Dean Died Here with another collection of the locations where the most significant events in American popular culture took place. This fully encyclopaedic look at the most famous and infamous pop culture events includes historical information on over 600 landmarks, as well as their locations.