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The neighborhood was connected by rail to Los Angeles in 1887, Paul de Longpré built its first tourist attraction in 1901, and the entire area was annexed into the city of Los Angeles in 1910. [2] Most of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was built between 1915 and 1939, during the rapid boom of the film industry.
Apartment building considered "one of the largest and most beautiful" in Hollywood when built in 1923 116: Hangar One: Hangar One: July 30, 1992 : 5701 W. Imperial Hwy. Westchester: 117: Willis Harpel House: Willis Harpel House: April 19, 2016
Hollywood Heights: Originally built in 1904 for the artist Otto Classen as his residence and art studio, the estate was designed by famed architects Dennis & Farwell, who also designed the Hollywood Hotel and Magic Castle. The Hollywood Art Center School operated at this location from 1950 to 2000. [15] 1292: Hollywood Sikh Temple: August 9, 2023
A farmer from Hawaii named John T. Gower brought in the area's first harvesting equipment and built his home near this street before his death in 1880, a time when Hollywood was an independent city. Upon Hollywood's annexation by the city of Los Angeles in 1910, this street was named in his honor.
The building's fortunes declined in the 1960s, but by the late 1970s, it became the rallying point for Hollywood preservation. Numerous plans were announced and fundraisers held to transform the building into a film museum, but to no avail, the site was purchased with plans to build a new 13-story building on the property.
During Hollywood’s Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s, when moviemaking operated under the studio system, the moguls who ruled over the industry exhibited little appreciation for writers or the ...
Broadway Hollywood Building (sometimes Broadway Building or Broadway Department Store Building) is a building in Los Angeles' Hollywood district. The building is situated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame monument area on the southwest corner of the intersection referred to as Hollywood and Vine, marking the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
Taft Building was built for A.Z. Taft, Jr. (1889–1941), who purchased the Hollywood Memorial Church for $125,000, tore it down, and commissioned Taft Building on the property. [1] The architecture firm Walker and Eisen , known for the Fine Arts Building , James Oviatt Building , and Beverly Wilshire Hotel , amongst others, designed the ...