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Historic buildings On the northwest corner, The Laemmle Building was built in the International Style in 1932 by architect Richard Neutra for Carl Laemmle, of Universal Studios fame. It was significantly altered starting in 1940, and retains few of its original features. To the west of the Laemmle Building is another famous International building, by Neutra's friend and rival Rudolf Schindler. The building was originally known for Sardi's Diner and is now home to the Cave Theater. To the north is the Palace Theatre, originally the Hollywood Playhouse, built in 1927. On the northeast corner of Hollywood and Vine is the Equitable Building, a Gothic Deco commercial tower built in 1929 on the northeast corner, designed by Aleck Curlett. Next to it is the famous Art Deco movie house, the Pantages Theatre, built in 1930 by B. Marcus Priteca -- the first of its kind in the United States. The Academy Award ceremonies were held at the Pantages from 1949 to 1959. On the southwest corner, the B.H. Dyas building was built in 1927 by architect Frederick Rice Dorn. It housed The Broadway-Hollywood department store, which has been defunct since the 1990s, although the famous sign remains. Just to the south on Vine was the fabled Hollywood Plaza Hotel, built in 1924 and home to silent film star Clara Bow's "It Cafe". Across the street was the site of the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant, the second in the chain, in a Spanish Colonial Revival building designed for Cecil B. DeMille; it was demolished in 1994, though part of the facade remains, threatened with demolition as of April 2006. Father south on Vine were the original Lasky-Paramount Studios, later NBC's West coast studios; and ABC's first West coast studios. On the southeast corner, the Taft building housed offices for Charlie Chaplin and Will Rogers, and from 1935 to 1945 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offices. The 150-foot building was built in 1923 by architects Walker & Eisen, in the Renaissance Revival style. In the latter part of April 2006, it was announced that the L.A. city council had approved a major renovation to the famous intersection in upwards of $500 million. Trivia See also | ||||||||||
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