Hollywood and Las Palmas

Hollywood and Las Palmas

in the 70's & '80's 

At Las Palmas things quickly got a lot more loose. The anchor building here was the Egyptian Theater.  

However, when I think of Las Palmas and I think Miceli's, Stefano's, Jack in the Box,  News Stands, Peaches Records and the notorius Gold Cup coffee shop. 

• Jack in the Box
  
• Peaches Records
  
• Gold Cup coffee shop
  
• Egyptian Theater
• Las Palmas theater
  
• News stand on Las Palmas
  
• 1st Baptist Church  (6682 Selma Ave)
  
• Miceli's
  
• Stefano's

South side of Hollywood Boulevard at Las Palmas

SE corner

Jack  in the Box

photo 1979

Same view today

2008 photo: tlc

Peaches Records!

Peaches Records 

1976 photo

Same view today

2008 photo: tlc

Southwest and  just to the west of Las Palmas

Looking west down Hollywood Blvd. from Las Palmas toward McCadden

Gold Cup coffee shop - sw corner of Hollywood and Las Palmas

1972 photo

1972: William Reagh

source: LAPL photo Database

Same corner today

Tattoo Ink.

2008 photo: tlc

Egyptian Theater

Las Palmas between Selma and Hollywood Boulevard

Looking north on Las Palmas 

photo: 1972

Same view today

2008 photo: tlc

That theater on Las Palmas

Located at 1642 N. Las Palmas Ave. was built in the 1930's. For awhile it was a strip club and then in the 1960's it was screening gay porn movies.  It held 600 on one floor.

In the mid-1970's it began screening more mainstream movies and the L.A. premier of John Walters 'Female Trouble' was held here. Divine made a personal appearance. By the mid-1980's it had become a popular legitimate 'fringe' theater and a big hit was Richard Dreyfuss and Bruce Davison in a production of Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart". It closed as a theater in 1999 and had several operators use the space as a night club.  In 2002 it  was called 'Blue'. 

As it looks today (element club)

2008 photo: tlc

That sews stand on Las Palmas - looking south toward Selma from Hollywood Boulevard

Photo source: lapl photodata base

Same view today

2008 photo:tlc

2008 photo: tlc

North  side of Hollywood Boulevard at Las Palmas

NE Corner Hollywood and La Palmas

The Davis building 6679-89 Hollywood Blvd.

photo  source: lapl photo data base

NE corner today - the Davis Building

2008 photo: tlc

The Davis Building at 6679-89 Hollywood Boulevard is one of the oldest buildings in this part of Hollywood Boulevard. It was built in 1914 and designed by F.L. Paulson.

Bella restaurant

2008 photo: tlc

Northwest and just west of Las Palmas

NW corner 

1972 photo

Same view today

2008 photo: tlc

The Outpost Building and Stefano's Italian restaurant

2008 photo: tlc

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