MILEPOSTS #989

By Bill Pumford, Image from Bill Pumford Collection TITLE: SMILEY PARK COUNTRY CLUB: This week’s image is a present-day photo of the clubhouse at Smiley Park Country Club. This has been one of the more interesting housing developments in the mountains. Homeowners have shares in the nonprofit corporation and have 99-year leases on the property. …

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MILEPOST #988

By Ken Brafman, Image from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios TITLE: THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: One of the many prestigious Hollywood films that used Lake Arrowhead as a backdrop is The Bad and the Beautiful (1952).Kirk Douglas stars as tough, ambitious Hollywood producer Jonathan Shields. Producer Harry Pebbel (Walter Pidgeon) has summoned director Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan), …

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