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

Hollywood High School

Circa 1904

— “Achieve the Honorable” —

Hollywood High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 26, 2023

1. Hollywood High School Marker

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Erected 2012 by United States Department of the Interior, and Hollywood High School.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 34° 6.001′ N, 118° 20.34′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. Marker is at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Hawthorn Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Highland Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1521 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles CA 90028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Hollywood High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Library and Alumni Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Max Factor Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); C.E. Toberman Co. Building (about 600 feet away); El Capitan Theatre (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named The El Capitan Theatre

Paid Advertisement

Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.

Click or scan to see
this page online

(about 600 feet away); a different marker also named El Capitan Theatre (about 600 feet away); Hollywood Theatre (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Hollywood High School. In September 1903, a two-room school was opened on the second floor of an empty storeroom at the original Masonic Temple on Highland Avenue north of Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in November 1903, and consolidated with the City of Los Angeles in 1910.

The school's mascot was derived from the 1921 Rudolph Valentino film of the same name, The Sheik.
In 1961 the school merged into the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012.

In 2002, artist Eloy Torrez painted a mural of 13 famous entertainers, titled "Portrait of Hollywood", across the entire east wall of the school's auditorium. From left to right, the entertainers displayed are Dorothy Dandridge, Dolores del Río, Brandy Norwood, Selena, Lana Turner, Cantinflas, Carol Burnett, Cher, Ricky Nelson, Bruce Lee, Rudolph Valentino, and Judy Garland. In 2007, Torrez added a 50-foot

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 26, 2023

2. Hollywood High School Marker

tall mural of John Ritter, who died four years earlier, on the connecting portion of the building's north wall. All but five of the entertainers — Cantinflas, Lee, Selena, Del Rio, and Valentino — were students at Hollywood High School.

Hollywood High School Auditorium image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 26, 2023

3. Hollywood High School Auditorium

Hollywood High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 26, 2023

4. Hollywood High School

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 26, 2023

5. Street Sign

Hollywood High School — A Monumental Century of Educational Excellence — “Achieve the Honorable” — Established 1903

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 93 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 30, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.