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

Howard Hughes Headquarters

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 8, 2023

1. Howard Hughes Headquarters Marker

Inscription. Art Deco style. Myers Brothers, builder. Built 1930-31. Declared 2021. Significant as an excellent example of an entertainment industry support service building in Hollywood. Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1238, Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles.

Erected 2021 by City of Los Angeles. (Marker Number 1238.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.

Location. 34° 5.332′ N, 118° 20.532′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It can be reached from the intersection of Romaine Street and Orange Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7000 Romaine St, Los Angeles CA 90038, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Radio Recorders (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pink's Square (approx. 0.4 miles away); Highland Avenue Medians (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lucy Stage (approx. 0.4 miles away);

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Charlie Chaplin Studio (approx. 0.6 miles away); In Memory of Victims of Holocaust (approx. 0.6 miles away); Plummer Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); John C. Fremont Library (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Howard Hughes Headquarters. Commissioned by Howard Hughes at a cost of two million dollars, 7000 Romaine was built in 1931 to serve as a state-of-the-art color film manufacturing plant for Hughes’ company, Multicolor. After Multicolor went out of business in 1932, the main building served primarily as a hub for Hughes’ business empire until his death in 1976. Parts of the building housed various tenants including a brewery from 1933-1936, an ammunitions plant during World War II, and later a candy factory. It has been refurbished and is now an office building.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 8, 2023

2. Howard Hughes Headquarters Marker

Courtyard Fountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 8, 2023

3. Courtyard Fountain

Howard Hughes Headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

4. Howard Hughes Headquarters

Photographed by Craig Baker, October 8, 2023

5. Howard Hughes Headquarters

Hollywood Media District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker

6. Hollywood Media District

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,841 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 5. submitted on October 10, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 6. submitted on August 24, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.