Crossroads Of The World is located at 6671 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
Built in 1936 by Robert V. Derrah, Crossroads was one of the first open-aired shopping centers in the United States.
It was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #134 on December 4, 1974.
And it was added as a U.S. Historic District in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1980.

It looks like an ocean liner surrounded by a small village of cottage-style bungalows.
I always called it our "Transylvanian Fishing Village".
(Which makes no sense, since Transylvania is land-locked...but it sounded cool.)
Today it's production offices, just as it it was when we invaded the complex in April 1981.

This is the first place I lived in Hollywood, and it was where we had our Transylvanian Party Castle.
And it's the place where I learned a LOT about people, poverty, and "the business".
Other than it being a place to stay in Hollywood, my living situation pretty much sucked.
At times, I was an emotional wreck because I was so broke all the time.
But it was also here that some wonderful things that happened to me.
I must admit, I did enjoy being recognized from the show while walking down Sunset Blvd.

Hale, Jason, and I opened up Van Nuys Freight & Supply Co. at the complex as a telephone sales boiler room.
Our neighbors were The Knack, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, and Andrew Gold.
Since we were all ROCKY HORROR fans, it became "Rocky HQ" for The Tiffany cast.
We never really got any work done and we had some hellacious parties.
The booze flowed, and the reefers were always lit. Quaaludes, cocaine, and LSD were other favorites.

We had 2 adjoining rooms. The main office, and a larger room with tables and telephones.
The main room was where all the fun usually took place, and the other room was the "Private Area."
We strived at all times to keep it all fun.
Everyone was welcome, although I did have to throw out Buddy Miles.
I don't care if he played with Jimi Hendrix. He was a loud-mouthed douche bag and a bully.

In July 1981, Rick Sloane produced, wrote, and directed "Clown Whores Of Hollywood".
We shot most of it outside Crossroads in about 3 hours.
Rick later integrated this into his first feature, "Blood Theater".
It was the first film I ever did. That's me getting the pie in the face.

"CLOWN WHORES OF HOLLYWOOD"
DIRECTED BY RICK SLOANE
MAKEUP BY RICHARD GIFFORD
Hollywood - 1981