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Where Screen Stars Train

The beautiful building of the Hollywood Athletic Club is one of the best appointed on the Pacific Coast.

June 1924

Lugosi in LA

Lugosi is reported to have lived at the Club off and on during the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. His ➳more

March 1929

50 years of Emmys

“It was so brand new,” Shirley Dinsdale recalls of the event. “No one knew what it was. All I know ➳more

January 1949

Emmy: Stellar at 61

It may have been a humble beginning, but it was the start of an awards event that, today, is unmatched ➳more

January 1949

Look Back at Hollywood Glories

But although the complexion of Sunset strip has changed, it’s busier than it ever was.

March 1981

Drones Bar & Grill

Entering from Hudson Street, you find on your left an immense room that must have the highest ceiling of any ➳more

February 1991

Bowie at HAC

Along with his physical and psychic proximity to the fans packed onto the dance floor, marked this show as memorably ➳more

September 1997

Anniversary Jam at HAC

The entertainment brought a sense of sweet nostalgia to the room as viewers got to witness anew the early innocence ➳more

June 1998

New Social Hollywood

In the heart of Los Angeles’ vibrant nightlife and dining scene, Social Hollywood took center stage as it opened to the ➳more

May 2006

Citrus Season in Hollywood

The original Citrus, opened in 1987 and defined an era in L.A. dining with  inventive cooking and the casual setting ➳more

April 2008

True Blood Fangtasia

The old Hollywood Athletic Club was transformed into “Fangtasia.” Each room was perfectly themed and took on its own personality—walls ➳more

July 2011

Boxing at the HAC

On November 20, Schlitz attempted to bring back that bygone era at the Hollywood Athletic Club in Los Angeles.  

November 2014