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

Hollywood Playhouse

1735 Vine Street

— The Palace —

Hollywood Playhouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2024

1. Hollywood Playhouse Marker

Inscription.
This Spanish Baroque style building designed by architects Henry L. Gogerty and Carl Jules Weyl opened as the Hollywood Playhouse in 1927. In 1943, it was renamed the El Capitan Theatre (not to be confused with the theater on Hollywood Blvd.), acquired soon after and renamed the NBC Radio Theatre. Ken Murray's Blackouts, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Lawrence Welk Show, and The Jerry Lewis Show filmed live at the theatre, where Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra also performed. In 1964, the theater became The Hollywood Palace before being sold to a dance club producer in 1978 who renamed it The Palace. In 2002, it became the Avalon.

Erected 2024 by Hollywood Historic Trust - Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 18.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.

Location. 34° 6.169′ N, 118° 19.61′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Hollywood. It is on Vine Street north of Hollywood Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1739 Vine St, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: Capitol Records Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Hollywood & Vine (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knickerbocker Hotel

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(about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hollywood & Vine (about 400 feet away); Bank of Hollywood (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Hollywood & Vine (about 500 feet away); Hollywood and Vine (about 500 feet away); Pantages Theatre (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Hollywood Playhouse. Original marker text:
The Palace
Known as the Hollywood Playhouse Theatre when it opened in 1927. Later, as the El Capitan, then as the NBC Radio Theatre and finally the Hollywood Palace, it was home for Ken Murray's "Blackouts", The Colgate Comedy Hour, Lawrence Welk Show, Hollywood Palace Variety Show, This Is Your Life, and The Jerry Lewis Show among others. In 1952, the first nationally-televised telethon occurred here to raise funds for the U.S. Olympic team, with Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Johnny Grant.
(Marker #17)

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. - Hollywood Historic Site markers, walking tour with map.

Photographed by Craig Baker, August 18, 2024

2. Hollywood Playhouse Marker

Hollywood Playhouse building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

3. Hollywood Playhouse building

Today it is the Avalon.

Original Marker - The Palace image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

4. Original Marker - The Palace

Photographed by Craig Baker, January 28, 2024

5. Original Marker - The Palace

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 879 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 31, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.