Hollywood looking south from near Gower St. The art deco Creque Building was built on the Sackett Hotel site. Following the completion of the Hotel Hollywood in 1902, the Sackett’s business declined and by 1906, the hotel closed for good. The hotel became a popular place for the area bachelors to meet and it eventually became the site of Hollywood’s very first post office. The cost to stay there amounted to $5 a week. Upstairs, the hotel featured 18 rooms with one shared bath. It was the tallest building in the area, featuring a general store, vegetable gardens on neighboring lots, and an ice cream parlor. The Sackett Hotel and Emporium (built in 1888) was the first hotel built in Hollywood and was located on the SW corner of Cahuenga and Prospect Ave, later renamed Hollywood Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard facing west from around Wilcox, c. Another name for it was La Baig’s Casa Cahuenga. The Six Mile House, named for its distance to Los Angeles, was a liquor/wine bar located at the NE corner of Gower and Sunset in the 1880s. Come back often because there is a lot to add. Here is a short history told through photos.

It is a neighborhood, perhaps the most famous one in the world.

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