Historic Hollywood
An illustrated history of the City of Hollywood,California, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
An illustrated history of the City of Hollywood,California, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
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Left: The <strong>Hollywood</strong> Pantages Theater<br />
was built in 1930 and was the first<br />
Art Deco theater in the United States.<br />
The theater’s design was most<br />
impressive with a custom “Mayan-<br />
Deco” design incorporating motion<br />
picture industry icons in its décor. In<br />
1950 the theater annually hosted the<br />
Academy Awards until 1960. By<br />
February 1977 the theater became a<br />
legitimate stage, and continues to be a<br />
beautiful and important landmark in<br />
<strong>Hollywood</strong> today.<br />
Below: Throughout the 1950s,<br />
<strong>Hollywood</strong> was undergoing a<br />
construction boom and the California<br />
Bank established a <strong>Hollywood</strong> branch<br />
to help finance many projects. This<br />
branch was located across the street<br />
from where the famed Lasky-DeMille<br />
Studio barn was once situated. By the<br />
1960s the abandoned vault had become<br />
a recording studio where the Bobby<br />
Fuller Four would record I Fought the<br />
Law. In 1969, Led Zeppelin would use<br />
the studio for the recording of the echo<br />
effects for Whole Lotta Love.<br />
Chapter V ✦ 25
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