Iris Theatre (Hollywood, California)

This article is about the former movie theater at 6415 Hollywood Blvd. For the theater at 6508 Hollywood Blvd that originally went by Iris Theatre, see Fox Theater (Hollywood, California).

Iris Theatre

Address	6415 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California
Coordinates	34.102°N 118.330°W / 34.102; -118.330
Type	Indoor movie theater
Opened	1914
Closed	1918
Years active	1914-1918

Hollywood's Iris Theatre was a historic movie theater located at 6415 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.

History

Iris Theatre opened in 1914, after Hollywood's first theater, Idyl Hour Theater located at 6525 Hollywood Boulevard, changed its name and location. The success of this theater would lead the owner to change its location again, to the 1000-seat Iris Theatre, in 1918.[1][2]

After the Iris Theatre left 6415 Hollywood Boulevard in 1918, a Red Cross salvage station and then an auto livery moved in.[3]

In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and while this building was not listed as a contributing or non-contributing property, "Iris" was mentioned as one of the theaters that "created an aura of fantasy for the population of the area — and satisfied the tourists in search of "Hollywood" as well". It is not clear whether that reference was to this theatre or its latter location at 6508 Hollywood Boulevard.[4]

By 2009, this Iris Theatre had become an empty plot east of Hollywood Pacific Theatre.[2]

References

1. "Early Views of Hollywood (1850 - 1920)". Water and Power Associates. p. 2. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
2. Ken Roe. "Iris Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
3. Hollywood Movie Novels, Volume 7, Issues 6-25. p. 27. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. April 4, 1985.