Jon Ponder

Jon Ponder is a founder of the West Hollywood History Center, and a creator of the Wondery podcast series, "Hollywood & Crime," as well as the editor of the Sunset Strip history website, Playground to the Stars. He is a co-founder of the Alla Nazimova Society and a member of the board of the West Hollywood Preservation Alliance.

A Piece of Hollywood History: Garden of Allah Hotel’s 1930 Neon Sign Hits the Market

Thursday - March 18, 2021 by Jon Ponder

Sorry, Washington Post, Reagan Did Not Sleep There

Monday - February 24, 2020 by Jon Ponder

Son of The Players: Tom Sturges at Book Soup Tuesday to Discuss His New Book, “Preston Sturges”

Saturday - September 21, 2019 by Jon Ponder

Hacienda Park and the Origins of the Sunset Strip: Coronet Apartments, Villa of Vice?

Monday - April 8, 2019 by Jon Ponder

Hacienda Park and the Origins of the Sunset Strip: Out of the Ashes

Monday - April 1, 2019 by Jon Ponder

Hacienda Park and the Origins of the Sunset Strip: The ‘Strange Men’ Murder

Monday - March 25, 2019 by Jon Ponder

Hacienda Park and the Origins of the Sunset Strip: An All-American Tragedy

Monday - March 18, 2019 by Jon Ponder

Hacienda Park and the Origins of the Sunset Strip: Riviera in the Foothills

Monday - March 11, 2019 by Jon Ponder