This 2007 short film highlights the
diversity and uniqueness of
the community of East Hollywood.
East Hollywood in the
Movies
The Babylonian scene in D.W. Griffith's 1916
film Intolerance.was filmed at the Fine Arts Studios where
Sunset, Hollywood and Virgil meet. Today that location is a Vons
supermarket. The modern-day Hollywood and Highland shopping complex was
inspired by this set.
The "Turbo's Broom Dance" scene from the
1984 movie Breakin' depicts a breakdancer showing off his moves
on the corner of Heliotrope and Melrose. The Heliotrope Drive sign can
be seen at 0:56 seconds in this You Tube clip. Today, that corner is a
hip intersection boasting Scoops Ice Cream, The Bicycle Kitchen, City
College Cafe and a handful of art galleries.
Then and Now
A trio of L.A. Transit Lines "Yellow Cars"
wait on Monroe Ave. at L.A. City College after their run on Vermont,
circa late 1950s. In the early 1960s, these streetcars were taken out of
service all over the city.
Today Metro Buses wait on Monroe. Though the tracks have been paved over, the Metro Red Line
underneath Vermont Ave. whisks passengers to Downtown, Mid-Wilshire and
the Valley
Community Images
A Buddhist shrine adorned with flowers stands outside Thailand Plaza
market on Hollywood Blvd. in Thai Town.
The landmark aluminum "Lid" marks the entrance of the Vermont/Santa
Monica Metro Red Line subway station.
A mural depicting the history of Armenian culture is painted on a wall
of a building on the corner of Lexington and Vermont avenues.
The unmistakable Doctors Tower at Queen of Angels/Hollywood Presbyterian
Medical Center stands over Fountain Ave.
Holy Transfiguration Russian Orthodox Church undergoes renovation near
Oxford and Fountain avenues.
An aerial view of East Hollywood, taken from an airplane, March 2003.
The street running diagonally down the middle is Vermont Ave.
