Hollywood/Vine station

Hollywood/Vine
Hollywood/Vine station platform
Location	6250 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°06′06″N 118°19′37″W / 34.101667°N 118.326944°W / 34.101667; -118.326944Coordinates: 34°06′06″N 118°19′37″W / 34.101667°N 118.326944°W / 34.101667; -118.326944
Owned by	Metro
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metro Local LADOT DASH
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Parking	Paid parking nearby
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[1] Metro Bike Hub,[2] and racks
History
Opened	June 12, 1999; 22 years ago (1999-06-12)
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Hollywood/Highland toward North Hollywood B Line Hollywood/Western toward Union Station
Location

Hollywood/Vine is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under below the iconic Hollywood and Vine intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, after which the station is named, in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood.

The central station of the three subway stops in Hollywood, within walking distance of many important Hollywood landmarks including the Capitol Records Building, CBS Columbia Square, The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood Palladium and Pantages Theatre. The station is also below the Hollywood Walk of Fame and close to the Gower Gulch.

History[]

Hollywood/Vine opened on June 12, 1999, as the western terminus of the northern branch of the Red Line. Upon the opening of the westward extension to North Hollywood in 2000, it lost its title as the end of the line.

Transit-oriented development[]

In accordance with Metro's initiatives to spur transit-oriented development around its stations, Hollywood/Vine has become a prime target for regeneration. The W Hotel opened a 300-room location in a 2.3-acre (0.93 ha) mixed-use site with condominiums and 30,000 sq ft (2,790 m²) of street retail space. In addition, the 1600 Vine complex to the south contains 375 apartments and 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m²) of street-level retail.^[3]

Service[]

Station layout[]

Hollywood/Vine is a two-story station; the top level is a mezzanine with ticket machines while the bottom is the platform level. The station uses a simple island platform with two tracks.

G	Street level	Entrance/Exit
B1	Mezzanine	Faregates, ticket machines, to Entrance/Exit
B2	Northbound	←  B Line toward North Hollywood (Hollywood/Highland)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Southbound	→  B Line toward Union Station (Hollywood/Western) →

Hours and frequency[]

B Line trains run every day between approximately 4:30 a.m. and midnight. Trains operate every ten minutes during peak hours Monday through Friday, every twelve minutes during the daytime on weekdays and all day on the weekends after approximately 10 a.m. (with a 15-minute headway early Saturday and Sunday mornings). Night service is every 20 minutes.^[4]

Connections[]

• Metro Bus: 180, 210, 212, 217, 222
• LADOT DASH: Beachwood Canyon, Hollywood, Hollywood/Wilshire

Design[]

View from the mezzanine level

Each B Line station was assigned a professional artist to design the aesthetic appeal and personality of the station. Local Los Angeles Chicano artist Gilbert Luján (aka Magu) was selected to design this station. "Light" was one of the central themes of the station because of its pervasiveness in Hollywood, from stars to light that passes through projectors to show films to the sun in sunny southern California. Cultural motifs in the form of So Cal cultural icons are also prevalent throughout the myriad of ceramic tiles lining the walls of the corridors as passengers descend into the railway tunnel. Benches for waiting passengers were fashioned as classic car lowriders on pedestals.

The station has, perhaps, the most detail and decorations of any station in the entire Metro system. This station is among the most pleasant and "fun" stations and tourists may find this station the most enjoyable. Other features include two movie projectors donated by Paramount Pictures pointed towards a representation of a movie screen flanked by large curtains. The ceiling of the station is covered with empty film reels. Pillars that provide support for the station are designed to look like palm trees, and beneath the handrail of the stairs are musical notes for the famed song "Hooray for Hollywood." Passengers making their way to the street follow the "Yellow Brick Road" while passing many colored tiles that depict icons or represent southern California lifestyle.

Station head house (at right) and vicinity

References[]

Media related to Hollywood/Vine (Los Angeles Metro station) at Wikimedia Commons