Hollywood and Vine is among the most famous intersections in the country. Those two street names suggest glamour and glitz and movie stars.
While the reality on Hollywood Blvd. above the station does not quite match that image, to honor Hollywood mystic the Metro turned this Red Line subway station into a work of art based on the film industry.
Here is what you can see:
This tile mural tells viewers that they are “Not in Kansas” anymore. All you have to do is go upstairs to the street level to realize how very true that is.
This tile mural reflects upon the bus tours of movie stars homes around Los Angeles. Most of the tours actually begin near the next Red Line Metro stop at Hollywood and Highland.
Of course there had to be “palm trees” in the subway station. This is Hollywood after all.
In the last decade or so Hollywood has become a very much nicer place to live and visit. The W hotel is just one example of the renewal of Hollywood. One more fact: Hollywood is no longer home to real movie stars. Most movie stars and other celebrities live on the West side–Malibu, Bel Air, Beverly Hills or even out in Calabasas in The Valley.
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