- Title
- New Hollywood Theater, Hollywood, Calif.
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- Description
- An artist's rendering of a large building with a dome and columns, demonstrating characteristics of Indo-Islamic Mughal architecture. The sign over the entrance says "New Hollywood Theater."
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- Physical description
- 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles--Designs and plans; Theater architecture--California--Los Angeles;
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- Note
- The New Hollywood Theater was designed around 1920 by architect A. B. Rosenthal as a theater for both motion pictures and live performances. It was to be located on Hollywood Blvd., east of Cahuenga Ave. The design featured luxurious interiors in walnut, mahogany, and marble, and state of the art lighting equipment for unusual stage effects. The overall style is based on Indian, Persian and Islamic influences, including gilded domes. The projected cost of the building was $375,000, and the complete cost of the building and all its furnishings, including an organ and lighting equipment, was estimated at around $1,000,000. Contracts for the excavation work and foundations were awarded in 1920, but the building appears never to have been completed.
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- Collection Location
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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