‘Palm trees’ are part of the art in the Hollywood and Vine Metro Red Line station. They definitely are a symbol that says ‘Welcome to Hollywood’.
Two Metro stations bracket the section of Hollywood Blvd. that most visitors think of as ‘Hollywood’. Most locals think of this area as a place for tourists and where Jimmy Kimmel’s show is taped.
For me these two stations are examples of the commitment to art made when the Red and Gold Metro lines were being built twenty years ago. Sadly, the Metro no longer makes these kind of art investments. The newest stations out in the ‘burbs are quite boring.
Anyway, here are a few photos of what’s going on beneath Hollywood Blvd. To see what’s happening on the street above, go here
A series of tile cartoons line the walls of the Red Line Metro station at Hollywood and Vine. This one is entitled ‘Star Material’ and is for all those young dreamers who come to L.A. hoping to be discovered.This tile artwork is entitled ‘Not in Kansas Anymore’ which is so true!The art in the Hollywood and Highland Metro station is more subdued than at the previous stop at Hollywood and Vine. Upstairs on Hollywood Blvd. however, the street scene is astonishing. Artist Colette Miller was commissioned to take portraits of Angelenos standing in front of a pair of papier mache wings. She said that the wings symbolize ‘the goodness that each of us has to contribute to Los Angeles.’ This is Mayor Garcetti’s portrait hanging on the wall of the Hollywood and Highland Metro station.
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