Iris Theatre (Hollywood, California)
Former movie theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles
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Hollywood's Iris Theatre was a historic movie theater located at 6415 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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| Address | 6415 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California |
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| Coordinates | 34.102°N 118.330°W |
| Type | Indoor movie theater |
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| Opened | 1914 |
| Closed | 1918 |
Years active | 1914-1918 |
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.[2][3]
After Iris Theatre left 6415 Hollywood Boulevard in 1918, a Red Cross salvage station and then an auto livery moved in.[4]
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.[5]
By 2009, this Iris Theatre had become an empty plot east of Hollywood Pacific Theatre.[3]