Hologram USA Hollywood Theater
6656 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6656 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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We all had to work there at some time.
Here are some October 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/49wqku
http://tinyurl.com/4f2j6b
http://tinyurl.com/3kmyud
I think it might be “Deep Throat”. The date souns about right.
Here is a November 1972 ad from the LA Times. I called the number, but no one answered.
http://tinyurl.com/4phe2b
New book-length Pussycat Theatre history from the San Diego Reader:
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A 1989 view of the Ritz Theater in Hollywood here and here and enlarged views here and here.
Here’s a link to the Dramarama video. You can see both the interior and exterior of the theater pretty well, including the marquee and box office.
http://shrinkster.com/xhu
The photo posted by Ken Mc on March 20, 2008, shows that theater also has a sign reading “Tele-View Newsreel Theater.” It’s pretty tiny, so it’s easy to miss. I guess that’s another name.
Lots of fun memories of going to see the $3 triple bills here, from 1990 to 1992. I moved to L.A. too late to take in the World Theater, further down the block.
I’m the Ritz offered a similar experience: sticky floors, squeaky seats and people yelling stuff at the screen. Priceless.
The last time I was in here was in 1994, as an extra in the video of “Work for Food” by Dramarama, which was shot here. Several shots of the audience are seen, as they are literally “blown away” by Dramarama’s music. They set up a huge fan inside the theater to get the “blowing” effect. You might find that video on the internet on several video sharing sites. Good times.
anyone who worked at pussycat on hollywood bl. between 1986-1990, please contact me-marilyn b.i was the manager then and im trying to locate all my friends i worked with at that time like betsy, troy farr, brian, barron, weetzie varlamos. thanx and i hope to hear from anyone who worked there.
If we call the phone number on the sign, will they turn it back on?
The sign says “Miracles of yesterday, today”.
Yes, Bway, that’s what has happened. Scooby’s is a very good hot dog stand, in my opinion. I don’t know if they still do it, but around last year they had bands setting up in front of the Ritz’s doors and playing late in the evening.
It looks like they divided the lobby in half, and rented the left half out to a hot dog stand?
Here are some March 2008 photos:
http://tinyurl.com/2y6fng
http://tinyurl.com/yuxym9
The last three operating names for this theatre was NewView, Pussycat and then The Ritz.
I guess “News-View” makes sense for a newsreel theater. Perhaps the S fell off somewhere along the way. The photo is dated 1944:
http://tinyurl.com/27kbx7
Can’t explain. Maybe it’s just a Pussycat thing.
You would think so, except none of the Pussycats are titled that way. I guess the thought was that twenty Pussycats would be too hard to sort through.
Wasn’t the Ritz the last name before it was a Pussycat? I looked for Ritz initially and then had to search under previous names. Perhaps this should be changed. Anyway, here is a photo I took yesterday. The sun washed out the circular sign at the top, but I could see where the church scrubbed off the Pussycat logo:
http://tinyurl.com/2bnnws
I was only in the New View once – in 1959, I’d guess, to see North By Northwest, which I followed all over the city as it went from the big theaters to the small. The New View was the end of the line for North By Northwest – I remember it was pouring rain when I came out in the late afternoon. It was, even back then, dank and cheesy-looking.
Here is a 1994 photo:
http://tinyurl.com/2a3gce
Russ Meyer film at the New View in August 1970. I think the demand for Spiro Agnew watches has dropped, however:
http://tinyurl.com/ywequa
Here is a 1970 ad from the LA Times:
http://tinyurl.com/yvcfx6
Here is a 1968 ad from the Van Nuys News:
http://tinyurl.com/3dlqt2