Identifier	clloy_131
Title	Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood Calif.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1940
Subject (Topic)	Hotels--California--Los Angeles; Florists--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Hotel Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	https://library.lmu.edu/policies&procedures/librarycopyrightpolicy/
Language	eng
Description	A photographic postcard of a street scene looking at part of the Hollywood Hotel and Hollywood Hotel Center, with pedestrians and a parked car. A store front at the right advertises "Hollywood Hotel Florist." A sign at left says "Hollywood Hotel" with "Hollywood Hotel Center" directly below it.
Historical Background	Hotel Hollywood (sometimes known as the Hollywood Hotel) was a famous destination for the glamorous set during the Silent Era (circa 1915-1928) in Hollywood. H.J. Whitley, known as "The Father of Hollywood" opened the first small, stucco section of the hotel in 1902 on the north side of what would become Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Orchard Avenue." Myra Parker Hershey, a wealthy guest of the hotel, eventually became the owner and expanded it to three acres and 125 rooms with a ballroom, music room, chapel, and large lobby. Surrounded by beautiful landscaping, the hotel became a popular resort. Among the celebrities who stayed or lived at the hotel were Carl Laemmle, Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, Norma Shearer and Nazimova. Rudolf Valentino met and married his first wife there in 1919. After Myra Hershey died in 1930, the new stockholders wanted to tear the building down but were held back by the economy and the onset of World War II. In 1956 the hotel was demolished and a $10,000,000 office and retail complex replaced it. In 2001, the Hollywood and Highland Center was built on the site.
Publisher's Identifier	Written in lower right corner of photograph: "X-129 PeV"
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard printed on EKC paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection