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[1] [2] The establishment was called the Yamashiro Hollywood, but can also be known as the Bernheimer Villa and Oriental Gardens. [3] As the villa was located on top of a hill, it was called a yamashiro, a Japanese word that in this case means "mountain castle" (山城). The district consists of the villa, several smaller buildings (of which a ...
The site of Hollywood’s iconic Yamashiro restaurant and its surrounding 7.3 acre property, dubbed “Hollywood Mountain,” are being put on the market with a $100 million asking price. The ...
This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. The list includes Hollywood , as well as Griffith Park and the communities of Los Feliz and Little Armenia .
Hollywood Heights is situated in what was the northern part of the Rancho La Brea Mexican land grant. H.J. Whitley developed the neighborhood as early as 1902 as part of his Hollywood-Ocean View Tract. [3] [4] In 2023, the Los Angeles City Council gave Hollywood Heights official status as a Los Angeles neighborhood. [2]
J. J. Newberry is a historic two-story building at 6600 W. Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, California. It is known primarily for its architecture, location, and its 30+ year tenant, Hollywood Toys & Costumes.
Built in 1935, Hollywood's S. H. Kress and Co. Building was designed by Edward F. Sibbert, [1] one of fifty or so S. H. Kress & Co. buildings he designed across the United States. [2] Like most S. H. Kress and Co. locations, this building features an Art Deco design, with this specific location being "a prime example of the Art Deco style." [3]
Hollywood's First National Bank Building, built in 1927 and opened 1928, was designed by Meyer & Holler, the same architectural firm that designed the nearby Chinese and Egyptian theaters. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Combining art deco and neo-Gothic styles, the building was designed to suggest the sense of fantasy in the area. [ 4 ]
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Hollywood Theater listed as a contributing property in the district. Specifically noted were the theater's neon signage, stucco facade, terrazzo and brick materials, and that the theater is the oldest in Hollywood. [4]