Hollywood Heritage will present a case for Historic Cultural Monument designation of the Hollywood Center Motel at 6722 Sunset Boulevard on December 4th at City Hall. The meeting starts at 10:00 AM. We await the agenda to find out when our case will be heard.
Public support is important! Please click the button above to see a form letter that you can copy, paste and email to the Cultural Heritage Commission and Council District 13. If you live in District 13, please mention this fact in your letter. Letters should be in by Dec. 2, 2025. Members of the public can also attend in person or call in to comment.
The subject property represents layers of Hollywood history from a 1905 pre-consolidated Hollywood (the period when Hollywood was a separate city from Los Angeles prior to 1910) 3-story home in the Shingle Style to 1922 Colonial Revival bungalows and finally, 1958 breeze block walls, and a towering, illuminated sign and block letter signs from when it was a mid-century tourist motor hotel.
Later, (and often because the motel was deteriorating and could provide a seedy backdrop), it was seen in a variety of film and television programs such as “The Rockford Files” and L.A. CONFIDENTIAL. As a low-rent option for rock and roll hopefuls, many musicians (some who made it and some who did not) called the Hollywood Center Motel home in the 1960s and 70s.
A fire on October 19, 2025 damaged portions of the complex. The 1905 building is the last pre-consolidation residence on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Only seven other examples of middle-class residential structures built before 1910 still stand in Hollywood. This history is almost extinct.
Please note that there is no fee to attend the hearing. You do not need to RSVP.