City of Hollywood Municipal Garage - Hollywood Boulevard Historic Business District - Hollywood, Florida
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
N 26° 00.689 W 080° 08.901
17R E 585224 N 2877233
This once-used, parking lot is now divided into four stores. The red stuccoed facade and green awnings make it a very distinct site along the famous Hollywood Blvd. Interestingly enough, the buildings all appear to be currently vacant.
Waymark Code: WM5GAZ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
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The Historic Hollywood Business District encompasses Hollywood Boulevard from 21st Avenue to the west side of the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Young Circle. This historic building sits just right of the center, toward the western end and the Dixie Highway boundary to the district.. The District has played an integral part in the City's social, civic and economic life since its development. Many of Hollywood's most prominent early buildings, though greatly altered, continue to serve the community, this one notwithstanding.
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This is a 2-story building, with multiple recessed entrances, broad picture windows, and little to no facade decoration, trim or molding. There are several types of architecture present along this street including One-Part Commercial Block, Two-Part Commercial Block, Mediterranean Revival and Arcade. After a little consideration and investigation, I believe this structure fits the best into the One-Part Commercial Block architecture type. These "modest" buildings "have Mission style details such as simple stucco molding, flat roof surfaces and raised parapets." There are parapets on this building but they are very minor, of simple wooden, linear construction and are maybe raised half an inch, if that.

The historic marker reads:

The Hollywood Historical Society, Inc.
Recognizes
The
City of Hollywood Municipal Garage
Built : 1921
as an historical building
the first building constructed
In hollywood by Joseph Wesley Young's
Hollywood Land and Water Company
Presented 1999
By
The McCarthy Family

If interested the local historical society can be found HERE

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Hollywood Boulevard Historic Business District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
2033-2051 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood Florida 33020


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Plaque on building (Photo in gallery)

Optional link to narrative or database: Not listed

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