North Hollywood is no where near Sunset and Vine. North Hollywood is no where near Hollywood. NH is in the valley, and Hollywood is on the LA side of the mountains.
Anyway, where is deadmans curve? We used to race Mulholland, between Coldwater and Laurel canyon, and there is a curve in the middle of it, known as "Carls Curve", that has claimed many lives. That used to be fun. The fastest car, and I mean faster than the 911's and the 280Z's, was a '68 340 Barracuda, with rock hard springs in it. Of course, the driver was nuts, so that helped, I'm sure.
Good memories.
Take care,
~Chris