Hollywood & Western Building
|
Hollywood Western Building
|
|
Hollywood & Western Building, 2012
|
|
 
|
|
| Location | 5504 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°06′04″N 118°18′35″W / 34.10118°N 118.309751°WCoordinates: 34°06′04″N 118°18′35″W / 34.10118°N 118.309751°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | S. Charles Lee |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP Reference # | 15000378 |
| LAHCM # | 336 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 2015 |
| Designated LAHCM | January 1, 1988 |
The Hollywood & Western Building, also known as The Mayer Building, and formerly known as the "Hollywood Western Building", is a four-story Art Deco office building located at 5504 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. It was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #336 on January 1, 1988, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Designed by S. Charles Lee, and built by Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, the building opened on December 8, 1928. The building was the first location of Motion Picture Association of America, Central Casting, the Hays Office, and The Ben Hecht Company. Hollywood Billiards, Hollywood's oldest pool hall, was located in the lower basement of the building. Over the years its tenants have also included Toppy's (a corner coffee shop), Newman Drug Co., Rexall, Bargain Saver, Hollywood Rehearsal Studios, Studio 9, Rock City Arcade, and Cosmopolitan Book Depository.
By the 1970s, the building was being used to produce pornography and was slowly converted in individual rehearsal studios as the area where the building was located became increasingly crime-ridden and dangerous. The building was used in Double Indemnity, Ruthless People, and Hollywood Shuffle and was a regular shooting location for numerous TV productions. It was also used as a rehearsal studio for such bands as Guns N' Roses and White Zombie.
...
Wikipedia