Facts about Hollywood- First in the History

1. The First Motion (Silent) Movie in Hollywood was a 17-minute short film ‘In old California’ was directed by D.W. Griffith for the Biograph Company in 1910.

2. The First Studio was established by the Nestor Company on October 1911. It was built at the Blondeau Tavern building on the northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street, Los Angeles.

3. The First Hotel to be constructed in the Hollywood was ‘The Glen-Holly Hotel’ in 1895. It was built by Joakim Berg, a noted artist of the 1890’s in the region.

4. The First Nightclub of Hollywood was ‘Cafe Montmartre’ and it was opened by Adolph ‘Eddie’ in 1923 at 6763 Hollywood Boulevard.

5. The First Motion Film Studio in the world was Thomas Edison’s ‘Black Maria’ in West Orange, New Hersey built in 1893. It costs around $637 to build it.