Hologram USA Hollywood Theater
6656 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
6656 Hollywood Boulevard,
Los Angeles,
CA
90028
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The News-View Newsreel Theater first opened as a newsreel theatre on May 2, 1940. It was designed by architect Harry Wright and had seating for 386 on a single floor. On December 16, 1969 it was renamed ‘New’ New View Theatre by Pacific Theatres.
It became an adult movie theatre named New View Theatre on November 13, 1974. In December 1974 it became the Pussycat Theatre and had its biggest hit when it screened Linda Lovelace in “Deep Throat”, which ran for ten years. When that closed in the summer of 1989, it was renamed Ritz Theatre, operating as a third run movie house and closed in 1991.
This theatre was used by the Brazilian based ‘church’ the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God until December 2015. In May 2016 it was being converted into a Hologram USA Hollywood Theater which opened November 1, 2017. It had closed by summer of 2019. The building is now in use as a legal Marijuana lounge.
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The signage is currently returned to the Pussycat Theatre for the current Tarantino film. Although it is set in 1969, which precedes it’s Pussycat days. I posted two photos of the conversion, as well as ones from
69 &71 as the New-View, and one from circa `86 as the Pussycat. All credit and courtesy of the Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page.I used to go to the New View theatre during the early 70’s. They still showed mainstream movies.
Alison Martino’s photos. I hope you asked permission DavidZornig.
I have seen the conversion as well.
I credited her public Facebook page, and she knows.
Additional 2 photos added of the completed recreation of the Pussycat signage for the Tarantino film. July 2018 photo credit Julia Marchese
This became part of the Pussycat chain only in December 1974. “Once Upon a time in Hollywood” is set on and around August 9th, 1969.
It looks like the Hologram USA operation may have closed. While there is still Hologram USA signage above the marquee, the theatre’s windows and marquee are advertising a recreational marijuana lounge. Additionally, the Hologram USA website is currently (7/2019) down.
This opened on May 2nd, 1940. Grand opening ad posted.
article:
News View theatre opening Fri, May 3, 1940 – 20 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com
Held a reopening on December 16th, 1969. Another ad posted.
Reopened as an adult cinema on November 13th, 1974