Hollywood in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Emmy Awards

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2019

1. First Emmy Awards Marker

Inscription. On this site on January 25, 1949, the first Emmy Awards and Telecast were presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Erected 1996 by Hollywood Historic Trust - Johnny Grant, Chairman.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Entertainment. A significant historical date for this entry is January 25, 1949.

Location. 34° 5.889′ N, 118° 19.918′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is on Sunset Boulevard west of Wilcox Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6525 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Fire Station 27 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crossroads of the World (approx. ¼ mile away); Hollywood Studio Building (approx. ¼ mile away); Chaplin - Keaton - Lloyd Alley (approx. ¼ mile away); S.H. Kress Department Store (approx. ¼ mile away); Janes House (approx. ¼ mile away); First Baptist Church of Hollywood (approx. ¼ mile away); Warner Hollywood Theatre (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. This building is the historic 1924 Hollywood Athletic Club, founded by Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, and Cecil B. DeMille.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2019

2. First Emmy Awards Marker

Hollywood Athletic Club building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2019

3. Hollywood Athletic Club building.

Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron speaking at the First Emmy Awards Ceremony image. Click for full size.

via Emmys.com, 1949

4. Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron speaking at the First Emmy Awards Ceremony

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on July 16, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.