Boardner's by La Belle sits on North Cherokee Avenue, recognizable by a prominent neon marquee that glows above its entrance on this quiet side street off Hollywood Boulevard. The establishment occupies the Cherokee Building, a structure…
Hollywood Rock and Vinyl
Trace the rebellious sounds of Los Angeles on a walk past historic music venues, landmark studios, and iconic record shops where vinyl culture thrives.
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1. Boardner's by La Belle
2. The Record Parlour
The Record Parlour sits on Selma Avenue, defined by its floor-to-ceiling stacks of vinyl and an collection of restored, mid-twentieth-century audio equipment. It opened in August two thousand thirteen, founded by Chris Honetschlaeger and…
3. Grandmaster Recorders Events
Grandmaster Recorders is a two-story brick building on Cahuenga Boulevard marked by a brightly lit marquee. Originally opened in the nineteen twenties as a silent-movie theater, the structure later became a legendary recording studio. For…
4. Hollywood Palladium
The Hollywood Palladium is defined by its Streamline Moderne exterior, featuring a vertical pylon sign and two neon-outlined silhouettes of a man and a woman dancing on the facade. Built in nineteen forty on the former site of the…
5. Amoeba Music
Amoeba Music is identifiable by its prominent, elevated tower featuring a red spiral design and neon signage glowing above Hollywood Boulevard. It resides on the ground floor of the El Centro complex at the intersection of Hollywood…
6. Capitol Studios
The Capitol Records Building is a thirteen-story circular tower that rises above the intersection of Hollywood and Vine. Completed in April nineteen fifty-six, the structure was designed by architect Louis Naidorf to resemble a stack of…