Why it's there: Villains in Vogue

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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Matt Hochberg

In previous articles, we've looked at why certain buildings at the Studios are the way they are and today we'll take a look at a prominent store on Sunset Boulevard, Villains in Vogue. This store sells mostly Disney villains merchandise (along with some Pirates merchandise for good measure). The white building is fairly large in relation to some of the stores at the Studios and has black accents along the building.

The reason why this building is there is because it's based on the Pasadena Winter Garden building. Located at 171 S. Arroyo Parkway, not far from Colorado Blvd., the main drag of Pasadena, California. It was the home of the Blade and Edge Figure Skating Club and is most renowned for being the original home of World and Olympic champion Peggy Fleming.

The building eventually closed in 1966 and was temporarily a Post Office before closing again and is currently a Public Storage facility.