Hollywood & Western Building

	Hollywood Western Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
	Hollywood & Western Building, 2012
	Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area Location within California Location within the United States
Location	5504 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA, USA
Coordinates	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 No.	15000378
LAHCM No.	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 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.

History

Designed by S. Charles Lee and built by Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, the Hollywood & Western Building opened on December 8, 1928. The building was the first location of Motion Picture Association of America, the Hays Office, and The Ben Hecht Company. On January 25, 1926, Central Casting officially opened its office in the Hollywood & Western Building. Hollywood Billiards, Hollywood's oldest pool hall, was located in the lower basement. 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 into individual recording studios and music rehearsal spaces. It was also used as a rehearsal studio for such bands as Guns N' Roses and White Zombie.

The building was heavily damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, after which it was vacant for several years. Previous tenants included local offices for U.S. Representative Adam Schiff.

On July 6, 2021, ABS Properties, Inc. announced plans to convert the building into 79 income-restricted apartments,^[1]

In popular culture

The building is a popular TV and film shoot location, and was featured in Double Indemnity, Ruthless People, and Hollywood Shuffle.

References

↑ Sharp, Steven (May 31, 2022). "Adaptive reuse of historic Hollywood Western Building begins". Urbanize LA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

External links

[1] Sharp, Steven (May 31, 2022). "Adaptive reuse of historic Hollywood Western Building begins". Urbanize LA. Retrieved June 1, 2022.

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