Hotel Hollywood (building)

Hotel Hollywood
Hotel Hollywood in August 2018
Interactive map of the Hotel Hollywood area
Former namesThe Nevada
General information
StatusOpen
TypeAustralian pub
Architectural style
Inter-war Functionalist
Location2 Foster Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
Coordinates33°52′47″S 151°12′38″E / 33.8796105°S 151.2105717°E / -33.8796105; 151.2105717
Completed
1942
OwnerPetersen Group
Design and construction
ArchitectJohn Hellyer
Main contractorWM Hughes
Other information
Number of rooms16
Website
www.hollywoodhotelsydney.com.au

The Hotel Hollywood is a building located on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

History

The building has aesthetic, historical, and social significance.[1] It is one of only five hotels constructed in the Inter-War Functionalist style in the city during a short period between 1938 and 1942;[2][3] the others are the Australian (Broadway), the Civic, the Kegroom Tavern, and Sutherlands.[4] The hotel is historically 'intact', having had no internal or external alterations of any kind.[5][1] It is heritage-listed[6] as part of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan on 14 December 2012.[7]

Once owned by Tooth & Co,[8] it was originally called the Nevada.[9] The Hotel Hollywood acquired its name in 1940 due to its location near the cinema-related industry.[1][10] It saw women drinking at its bars as early as 1950.[11] It is now most notable for its unpretentious, well-worn interior,[12] the spinning mirror ball, and actress Doris Goddard. Goddard purchased the building in 1978 for $178,000 and remained its publican and proprietress for 42 years, until her death in July 2019.[13][14] In June 2021, the building was purchased by private investment firm Petersen Group for over $9 million.[13][15]

Film and television credits

The movie Tim was filmed at the Hotel Hollywood as was Erskineville Kings (1999).[16] The film clip Boots was filmed at the hotel and features Doris Goddard (actress and publican) singing and playing guitar in the credits.[17] Other television series filmed at the Hollywood include Blue Murder, Brides of Christ and Water Rats.[16]

Hotel Hollywood in August 1930
Hotel Hollywood in 1950

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hollywood Hotel Including Interior". Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "ArchivePix Image Library". photosau.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Modern House | Not all deco apartments are deco". Modern House. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Civic Hotel Including Interior | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sydney Architecture Images- Hotel Hollywood". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "???". Office of Environment & Heritage. 22 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Sydney Local Environmental Plan 2012" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Tooth and Company deposit 4 - Archives". archivescollection.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ↑ The Noel Butlin Archives Centre (29 February 2016). "Hollywood Hotel card 2 side 2". Australian National University. hdl:1885/99767. N60-YC-342.
  10. ↑ "Hollywood Hotel in Surry Hills (Sydney) < New South Wales | Gday Pubs - Enjoy our Great Australian Pubs". www.gdaypubs.com.au. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Mick (3 August 2018). "Hollywood Hotel, Surry Hills". Time Gents. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Hotel Hollywood". Broadsheet. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  13. 1 2 Ibrahim, Tony (2 June 2021). "A little piece of Hollywood in Sydney will live on after $10m sale". ABC News. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ↑ McGowan, Michael (29 July 2019). "Doris Goddard, Hotel Hollywood publican and Sydney 'icon', dies aged 89". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  15. ↑ Sydney's Hollywood Hotel sold in $9m deal Australian Financial Review 1 June 2021
  16. 1 2 "Indian Brides of Christ", Brides of Christ, Stanford University Press, 13 May 2008, pp. 244–274, ISBN 9780804752831
  17. ↑ "A Tribute to Doris Goddard - By Lance Leopard". Planet Maynard. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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