![]() ![]() Griffith is the director of the controversial silent film, The Birth of a Nation. The center’s original Babylonian design is based on D.W. Supposedly, they also wanted to get rid of some of the racist legacy associated with the films of D.W. There will be a revamped open courtyard with a lush landscape, a new creative office on the top two floors, and plenty of restaurants and retail. Gone are the Intolerance-themed Babylonian carvings on the giant archway and the courtyard and the pair of gigantic white elephant statues that stood on massive pillars the size of the five-story shopping center. Once complete later this year, visitors to the formerly known Hollywood and Highland retail center on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood will see other changes. “We want people the moment they walk from the street and into our center and under the archway and see the Hollywood sign, to be inspired,” said Chad Cress, the chief creative officer at DJM, to Spectrum News. Then they’ll walk into the newly renovated courtyard, under a newly designed massive archway, and see the famous Hollywood sign on the mountains. Visitors will walk up a grand staircase surrounded by a lush landscape and see murals on the walls that celebrate Hollywood’s filmmaking industry. There will be a large bright marquee sign with the shopping center’s new name: Ovation. When visitors come to the new Hollywood and Highland retail and entertainment complex, they’ll see a timeless black and white facade. Gaw Capital and DJM, the property’s owners, acquired the property that sits on 7.5-acres in Hollywood for $325 million in 2019. Hollywood, CA ( The Hollywood Times) 11/12/21 – The former Hollywood and Highland retail center, now called Ovation Hollywood, is getting a $100 million makeover. Crews on a Thursday in July began dismantling two giant white fiberglass elephants at Hollywood & Highland that are part of a tribute to filmmaker D.W. ![]()
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