Crossroads of the World, at six-thousand-six-hundred-seventy-one Sunset Boulevard, is instantly recognizable by a sixty-foot tower topped with a rotating globe. Completed in nineteen thirty-six, this complex is widely considered the first…
Sunset Boulevard Broadcast History
This walking tour traces the historic stretch of Sunset Boulevard where 20th-century entertainment transitioned from pioneering film studios to the golden age of radio and television broadcasting.
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1. Crossroads of the World
2. Hollywood Athletic Club
The Hollywood Athletic Club on Sunset Boulevard is a nine-story structure distinguished by its Italian Revival tower, which stood as the tallest building in Hollywood when it opened on New Year’s Eve in nineteen twenty-four. Designed by…
3. Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters
The Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters was a social organization and archive founded in nineteen sixty-six by radio announcer Art Gilmore and nearly one hundred and eighty original members, including founding chairman Edgar Bergen. The group…
4. Earl Carroll Theater
The Earl Carroll Theater at six two three zero Sunset Boulevard is recognizable by the Streamline Moderne architecture of its facade. When it opened in nineteen thirty-eight, the building featured a twenty-foot-tall neon portrait of…
5. 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…
6. CBS Columbia Square
CBS Columbia Square is defined by its clean, white International Style architecture, featuring sweeping horizontal lines, ribbon windows, and glass block walls that still stand out along Sunset Boulevard. Designed by the Swiss-born…
7. EastWest Studios
EastWest Studios, located at six thousand West Sunset Boulevard, is a premier recording complex recognizable by its distinctive, modern artist lounges and reception areas redesigned by Philippe Starck. While the facility today is known for…
8. Sunset Bronson Studios
Sunset Bronson Studios, located at fifty-eight hundred Sunset Boulevard, is defined by its historic Executive Office Building, which features a restored façade and a relocated one-hundred-and-sixty-foot radio tower. Originally built in…