Music Box Stairs

How fabulous to find the Seven Steps in Silver Lake. Some are longer and higher than others but all make connections from one street location to another. The Music Box stairs offers a great historical view of a truly comedic set up. The area would certainly benefit from a community cleaning, and a little reverence for the history of Lauren and Hardy. The marker plate is faded and difficult to see. The steps have a couple of breaks making the climb as easy or difficult as you wish. Do watch the movie before walking the steps and laugh at the antics of getting a piano up and down those elevated stairs.

A wonderful tribute to a world long gone. I'm a fan of old black and white classics. It was heart warming to know this is a film location from the 1930s that has been preserved and honored. A nice tribute to two great comedians. The Steps haven't changed in going on 100 years even though the world around them has moved on. I wish the plaque could be restored or updated.

Went here as a tribute to my dad, the biggest Laurel and Hardy fan ever. Tucked away and off the beaten track, but worth the visit. Shame the plaque is worn down and the graffiti on the walls.

March 2024 While technically only a set of steps, it was still interesting to visit a culturally significant landmark that was used as a filming location by one of the world's funniest and most renowned comedy duos. The comedy duo, Laurel and Hardy used these steps in 1932, almost 100 years ago to film their short 30-minute film 'The Music Box'. Hence the landmark's name 'Music Box Steps'. A tribute of the duo can be found on a label built into the ground by the steps.

If you're a fan of Laurel and Hardy, the Music Box steps are really worth a visit. If you've seen the film, as I have, you'll probably love going up and down, the same flight of steps that they had to go up to deliver a piano.

Fun steps to climb and get a piece of Hollywood history. This is where Academy Award winning short during the black and white era "The Music Box" by Laurel and Hardy was filmed back in the 1930's.

Exciting to see this piece of Hollywood history. A local man walking his dog asked if we'd seen Laurel and Hardy, which we thought was sweet given he must see hundreds of tourists parking and gawping like us. Plaque is faded but a nice touch.

this was an awesome visit and early in the morning was a great time to visit. i passed by a few locals on their porch or out for a walk and everyone waved and smiled which was nice. the steps themselves isn't too many but it's nice that they have a little sign and plaque commemorating them. i'd return and stroll around the neighborhood as it was a great area to walk around in.

History is on these steps in Silver Lake, or at one time it used to be. If you like old Hollywood history, you have to come look. The Music Box Steps for sure don't look like anything special. Forgettable except for the plaque and signs around it. You still need to talk a walk up these. An important piece of classic Hollywood. If you know anything about Laurel and Hardy, it's probably that film of them moving a piano. This is where it was. It was in 1932, and the steps look a lot like they did then for the most part. There's a plaque near the foot, and nearby there's a sign as well as another one at the top. Finding it can be hard, but the people who live here don't mind that of course. This is in a residential area between a few houses. Certainly a piece of Hollywood that has to be checked out by any film buff. It's in a residential area so mind the residents to be sure. This is located just off Sunset on Vendome.

My parents were huuuuuuuuge film buffs as far back as I can remember, so it isn't a surprise that my 2 brothers and I adopted this same love for all things movies... esp. living in the movie capital of the world. We were exposed to every genre of film and definitely dating back to the beginning of when film makers first emerged. Sure, I have my favorite movies that came out since I've been around, but I also have a strong love for movies of a bygone era. Charlie Chaplin's movies are probably my favorite, but I also adore Harold Lloyd films, and I can't go without mentioning Laurel & Hardy, Marx Bros, the list is truly endless. I grew up with these people, and they all are near and dear to my heart. The thing about loving movies and living in Los Angeles is that every now and again, I hear about something (related to a specific movie I might like), and then, I take myself on a wild goose chase to track it down, see it, experience it, whatever it is. It might be where a particular celebrity is known to hang out. I would never bother any of them, but the momentary chance to see one in person, well, I'm a sucker for that. It might also be where they now live, or if it was a film star of yesteryear, then maybe where they once lived. I love doing that, too. Then again, it might be where a famous scene from a favorite movie was filmed, and that brings me to what I did a few days ago. One of the greatest films I've ever seen is a Laurel & Hardy short, entitled THE MUSIC BOX. Many of you have probably heard of it, and maybe you haven't..... but if you haven't, do yourself a favor and watch it. (It's on YouTube.) It's brilliant, it's hilarious, and it's short, so you can go on about your day without too much commitment this movie. It involves a piano and some 133 steep steps, and it involved Laurel & Hardy hoisting this piano up these steps with hilarity, comedic gags, and that's all you need to know. The rest is a visual joy. It was filmed in 1932 (!!) at a real location in the Silverlake district of Los Angeles where the hills were amazingly steep, the homes were (and some still are) VERY VERY old, street paths extremely narrow, and as you drive around this area, you get caught in a definite time warp, hurling you back in time to 1932 (and likely earlier). Just imagine those old cars trying to navigate this area. So, we found these steps thanks to WAZE, and they are marked with a street sign, and there's even a plaque at the bottom of these steps on Vendome Street (albeit an extremely scratched up plaque... (who felt the need to vandalize it? Seriously?) If you are looking up the stairs towards Descanso Drive, the building on the RIGHT of it was there in 1932 and part of the movie. The building to the left of it has since been added because it was a grassy open hill when the movie was made..... but ALL 133 steps are there, and that wonderful, funny movie was filmed RIGHT THERE !!!!!! My love for this movie is not isolated to just me because it's clearly marked (if one is looking for it), and it's been identified by film societies, movie geeks like me who love finding stuff like this, and well, it was a bucket list moment for me. I immediately texted my brothers the pictures of my discovery, and just as I had expected, they were totally excited by it. I knew they would be. I'm just sorry my parents aren't alive for me to share this with them. After all, it was because of them that this was all a moment of joy for me. Who knows, maybe they're up in heaven with Laurel & Hardy watching down as we paid homage to the once great comedy team and their wonderful film short, The Music Box.

I took my father he loves Laurel and Hardy he could not believe he was sitting where they were it was awesome