Herman Building | |
 The building in 2024 | |
  Location of building in Los Angeles County | |
| Location | 1632 N. Vine St., Hollywood, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°06′04″N118°19′34″W / 34.101°N 118.326°W |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Carl Jules Weyl |
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Part of | Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District (ID85000704) |
| Designated CP | April 4, 1985 |
Herman Building is a historic one-story building located at 1632 N. Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Herman Building was built in 1928 by Carl Jules Weyl, and features Spanish Colonial Revival architecture, a false gable parallel to the street as its focal point, with Churrigueresque ornament along the edge of the gable. The building was compatible with Hollywood Brown Derby to its south. [1]
The building has been home to many businesses over the years, most notably a restaurant in the 1940s-1950s called the Ham & Egger. Johnny Grant broadcast a live radio show from the restaurant where he interviewed such famous celebrities as Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, and Alan Young. In the 1950s, Bernard Luggage Company moved into the building, and the owners purchased the building twenty years later. [2]
In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with 1632 N. Vine St. listed as a contributing property in the district. [1]
In the 2000s, when the city sought to develop the area into a W Hotel & Residences, the Herman Building's owner refused to sell. The city attempted to take the building by eminent domain, but lost their case. W Hotel was then built around Herman Building, which was reconstructed and restored to its original look. [2]
Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California, became known in the 1920s for its concentration of radio and movie-related businesses. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is centered on the intersection.
Brown Derby was a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles, California. The first and best known was shaped like a derby hat, an iconic image that became synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was opened by Wilson Mizner in 1926. The chain was started by Robert H. Cobb and Herbert K. Somborn in the 1920s. The original Brown Derby restaurants had closed or had been converted to other uses by the 1980s, though a Disney-backed Brown Derby national franchising program revived the brand in the 21st century. It is often incorrectly thought that the Brown Derby was a single restaurant, and the Wilshire Boulevard and Hollywood branches are frequently confused.
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