| Glen-Holly Hotel | |
|---|---|
 Glen-Holly Hotel, 1890s | |
 Interactive map of the Glen-Holly Hotel area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Ivar Avenue at Yucca Street,Hollywood, California |
| Coordinates | 34°6′13.99″N118°19′41.34″W / 34.1038861°N 118.3281500°W /34.1038861; -118.3281500 |
| Construction started | 1887[1] |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Joakim Berg |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 20 |
TheGlen-Holly Hotel was ahotel built in 1895 in the area ofsouthern California that would later becomeHollywood.[2] It was located just north of Prospect Avenue, nowHollywood Boulevard, on Ivar Avenue at Yucca Street.[3]
The Glen-Holly Hotel was the second hotel constructed in theHollywood district of Los Angeles County (Sackett Hotel was the first). It was built by Joakim Berg, a noted artist of the 1890s in the region. At the hotel's opening, it had twenty rooms and one bath. Ahorse carriage called a tallyho took guests fromdowntown Los Angeles to the hotel.[3]
The hotel's original owner, Charles M. Pierce, became operator of theLos Angeles Pacific Railroad'sBalloon Route in 1904. The hotel, a stop on the line that went fromdowntown Los Angeles toWest Los Angeles and the west side beaches, was used by the route as lunch stop.[3][4]
D. L. Allen later took over management of the Glen-Holly Hotel, and added abilliard hall,bowling alley, andlivery service.[3][5]
The hotel, a landmark of the area, was later demolished.[3]