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Support our nomination to designate the Hollywood Center Motel as a Historic Cultural Monument by speaking at the Cultural Heritage hearing in person or on the phone, or by writing a letter!Hollywood Center Motel
6722 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
Council District 13
Case #: CHC-2025-6242-HCM / ENV-2025-6243-CE
Hollywood Heritage will present a case for Historic Cultural Monument designation of the Hollywood Center Motel on December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM at City Hall. We need all community members to voice their support for this historic Hollywood property, either in person at City Hall or in writing by Dec. 2.
BACKGROUND
The subject property represents layers of Hollywood history from a 1905 pre-consolidated Hollywood (the period when Hollywood was a separate city from Los Angeles prior to 1910) 3-story home in the Shingle Style to 1922 Colonial Revival bungalows and finally, 1958 breeze block walls, lettering and a towering marquee sign remaining from the days when it was a modern mid-century tourist motor hotel.
Later, (and often because the motel was deteriorating and could provide a seedy backdrop), it was seen in a variety of film and television programs such as "The Rockford Files" and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. As a low-rent option for rock and roll hopefuls, many musicians (some who made it and some who did not) called the Hollywood Center Motel home in the 1960s and 70s.
A fire on October 19, 2025 damaged portions of the complex. The 1905 building is the last pre-consolidation residence on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Only seven other examples of middle-class residential structures built before 1910 still stand in Hollywood. This history is almost extinct. Now the new owner has applied for a demolition permit.
There is no fee to attend this hearing or to write a letter. We are simply asking for support. Please click on the "ticket" link to get all of the details on our website, including a template for a support letter to send to the Cultural Heritage Commission and the Council Office for District 13, where the property sits.
Or click here:
https://www.hollywoodheritage.org/event-details/hollywood-center-motel-cultural-heritage-meeting
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