The corner of Hollywood and Highland

Hollywood and Highland Center from the west

An elephant sculpture high atop the Hollywood and Highland courtyard.

The intersection of Hollywood and Highland, 1907

Coordinates: 34°06′08.5″N, 118°20′22″W The Hollywood & Highland Center is an entertainment, retail and hotel complex at Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district in Los Angeles. The 387,000-square-foot center also includes the Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Kodak Theatre, home to the Academy Awards. The historic site was once the home of the famed Hollywood Hotel. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hollywood and Highland... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 1600 pixel, file size: 919 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hollywood and Highland... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 769 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hollywood and Highland... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 769 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Hollywood and Highland... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... A sculpture is a three-dimensional object, which for the purposes of this article is man-made and selected for special recognition as art. ... Image File history File links Hollywood&Highland-1907. ... Image File history File links Hollywood&Highland-1907. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Hollywood Boulevard as taken from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood Boulevard is an avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out and runs due west to Laurel Canyon Boulevard. ... Highland Avenue is a major north/south arterial road that runs from Caheunga Boulevard in the southern end of the San Fernando Valley to Washington Boulevard in South Los Angeles. ... ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Hollywood Hotel was a famous hostelry and landmark located on the north side of Hollywood Boulevard between Highland and Orchid Avenues in Hollywood, California, USA. The first section of the hotel was built in 1902 by a subdivider eager to sell residential lots among the lemon ranches then lining...

Located in the heart of Hollywood, it is among the most visited tourist destinations in Los Angeles.

The complex sits just opposite of the El Capitan Theatre and offers views of the Hollywood Hills and Hollywood Sign to the north, Santa Monica Mountains to the west and downtown Los Angeles to the east. The centerpiece of the complex is a massive three-story courtyard inspired by the D.W. Griffith film 'Intolerance[1]. The El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. ... The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to Pacific Coast... The Hollywood Sign is a famous landmark in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, spelling out the name of the area in 50-foot[1] (15. ... Santa Monica Mountains The Santa Monica Mountains are a low transverse range in southern California in the United States. ... Skyline of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the geographic center of metropolitan Los Angeles, California. ... Intolerance is a silent film directed by D.W. Griffith in 1916. ...

Tenants include 75 shops[2] and restaurants[3], a movie theater, The Highlands nightclub and a bowling alley called Lucky Strike Lanes. The portion of the center facing Hollywood Boulevard houses retail tenants such as GAP, American Eagle, Banana Republic, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Sephora, Swatch, Express, and Hollywood's second Virgin Megastore, which opened in early fall 2005 [4]. Gap, Incorporated (NYSE: GPS) is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher and Doris Fisher. ... American Eagle Outfitters is a retailer that dates back to 1904 but took its current form in 1977 and was reorganized in Pittsburghs north suburbs. ... A Banana Republic store in The Grove, Los Angeles. ... Build-A-Bear in Barton Creek Mall, Austin, TX Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE: BBW) is an American retailer where customers create their own teddy bears or other stuffed animals. ... Sephora Logo Sephora is a chain of stores selling cosmetics and related beauty products, owned by LVMH. // The Sephora chain includes 515 stores in 14 countries. ... Swatch is a brand of stylish quartz watches (some available in Automatic) produced by The Swatch Group Ltd. ... Look up Express in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Virgin Megastores is a chain of record shops scattered throughout the world, established by Richard Branson. ...

Hollywood & Highland also houses 65,000 square feet of gathering spaces including the Grand Ballroom, used for the Oscars Governors Ball. The chef Wolfgang Puck operates his regional headquarters out of the complex. The center also includes television broadcast facilities that in 2004 included the studios for the daily talk show On Air With Ryan Seacrest. Wolfgang Johann Puck (born Wolfgang Johann Topfschnig on January 8, 1949) is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles, California. ... On Air with Ryan Seacrest which ran from January 12, 2004 through September 17, 2004 was an American syndicated TV talk show. ...

The 637-room Renaissance Hollywood Hotel is also part of the site.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Hollywood/Highland Red Line subway stop is beneath the structure [5]. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ... Platforms Island platform Bicycle facilities None Other information Opened June 24, 2000 Accessible Hollywood/Highland station is located in the heart of Hollywoods tourist attractions Hollywood/Highland station has an island platform, and is located under the shopping center and street intersection of the same namesake: Hollywood Boulevard and... Red Line may mean: redlining, the practice of discrimination by denying or increasing the cost of services, such as banking or insurance, to residents of certain areas. ...

Development

Developed by Trizec Properties and with funds from the Community Redevelopment Agency, Hollywood & Highland opened after three years of construction[6] in November 2001 and is part of an overall effort to revitalize Hollywood Boulevard.

The project is an example of joint development, in which a public agency leases the right to develop a parcel in exchange for improvements to the property, in this case, an enhanced portal to the Hollywood/Highland Metro Red Line station. TrizecHahn leased 1.35 acres of Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority land for 55 years at a rate of $492,000 per year (with additional increases added every five years based on the Consumer Price Index) and four 11-year optional extensions. [7] Platforms Island platform Bicycle facilities None Other information Opened June 24, 2000 Accessible Hollywood/Highland station is located in the heart of Hollywoods tourist attractions Hollywood/Highland station has an island platform, and is located under the shopping center and street intersection of the same namesake: Hollywood Boulevard and... The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ... Red Line may mean: redlining, the practice of discrimination by denying or increasing the cost of services, such as banking or insurance, to residents of certain areas. ... The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (also known as Metro, MTA or LACMTA) is the regional transportation planning and public transportation operating agency for the county of Los Angeles. ...

The center hit hard times in its first few years of operation, following the downtrend in international tourism caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Trizec sold its interest in the development for over $200 million in 2004 to CIM Group, which has developed Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. CIM rebranded the center and shifted tenants. In 2005, the center underwent renovations to add additional features, such as escalators leading visitors from Hollywood Boulevard, directly to the third floor of the central courtyard, new signage, and new stores The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ...

Impact

The center has attracted investors to other parts of Hollywood Boulevard. The TV Guide Hollywood Center (also owned by CIM[8]) across the street reconstructed the ground floor has attracted new tenants such as American Apparel, Baja Fresh, Hooters, and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Further east on Hollywood Bouelvard., several new, more upscale shops and restaurants have opened. Several blocks further east at Vine Street, two major projects have been announced, including one with a W Hotel. TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... American Apparel, LLC is a vertically integrated clothing company based out of Los Angeles, California. ... Baja Fresh Logo Baja Fresh is a restaurant chain of more than 300 fresh Mexican style restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California, United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is a Los Angeles-based coffee chain, owned and operated by International Coffee & Tea, LLC. The company was founded by Mona and Herbert Hyman, one of the oldest and largest privately-held chain of specialty coffee and tea stores. ... Vine Street is a thoroughfare in Westminster London. ... The W Hotel chain is owned by Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide. ...

The sidewalk in front of Hollywood and Highland is considered a coveted location for recent additions to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and as such is one of the few locations where the star memorials are "doubled up" rather than being placed linearly, in order for more stars to be accommodated in front of the center. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

In February 2006, it was announced that the clothier H&M is opening a location just across the street from Hollywood and Highland. [9] H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M), is a Swedish clothing company, known for their inexpensive and fashionable clothing offerings. ...

In February of 2005, the Academy Awards statuettes were put on display for public viewing at Hollywood and Highland before the ceremony on March 5. Visitors could have a picture taken outside with a giant prop Oscar that was to be used on the red carpet and in the exhibit could learn about the history of the Academy Awards, see the statuettes that were to be presented, and even get their picture taken holding an actual Oscar statuette. It became extremely popular, so the Academy decided to continue it. The exhibit opened on February 9, 2006 and closed February 24, when the Oscars were removed and paraded down the red carpet into the Kodak Theatre.

External links

• Hollywood and Highland
• Hollywood Hotels: Renaissance Hotel
• Renaissance Hollywood Hotel