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On May 29, 2003, Hollywood and Vine was named "Bob Hope Square" to commemorate Hope's 100th birthday. [7] In urban folklore, many of the local buildings are considered to be part of "Haunted Hollywood", home to the ghosts of celebrities (and less stellar residents) of Hollywood's legendary past. The intersection has been mentioned or alluded to ...
In 1925, Carl Laemmle purchased land on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine from George Hoover for $350,000. Laemmle, then president of Universal Pictures Corporation, owned a successful movie studio in the San Fernando Valley and planned to build a 900-seat theatre and office tower on this property, but the Great Depression thwarted his plan. [1]
In 1932, Laemmle opened the Laemmle Building on Hollywood and Vine. Originally planned as a 900-seat theater and office tower, the final construction was a one-story restaurant, the original plans thwarted by the Great Depression. [12] In 1936, Laemmle and his son were removed from the company he founded by a hostile takeover.
Vine Theatre, formerly Admiral Theatre and Rector’s Admiral Theatre, also known as Vine Street Theatre, Dolby @ Vine, and Dolby Screening Room Hollywood Vine, is a historic movie theater located at 6321 W. Hollywood Boulevard, near the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, in Hollywood, California.
6280 W. Hollywood Blvd. and 1680 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California: ... to DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, who then spent an additional $15 million ($20.3 ...
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.
Equitable Building of Hollywood, also known as the Bank of Hollywood Building and The Lofts at Hollywood and Vine, is a historic twelve-story former office building, now condominium located at 6253 W. Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine.
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with 1632 N. Vine St. listed as a contributing property in the district. [1] In the 2000s, when the city sought to develop the area into a W Hotel & Residences, the Herman Building's owner refused to sell.