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Cinemart Building
Cinemart Building, also known as Seven Seas, is a historic three-story building located at 6904 W. Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. It is known primarily for its Golden Age of Hollywood tenant: restaurant and nightclub 7 Seas. History Cinemart Building next to the Hollywood Masonic Temple, 1922 postcard Cinemart Building was built in 1920 as a commercial vernacular building. It was constructed of brick and features rusticated masonry banding at its corners and carved masonry around the sash windows of the upper stories.[1] In the mid-1930s, Ray Haller opened the Polynesian bar 7 Seas in the building. The bar, which featured an exotic Tahitian atmosphere complete with thunder, lightning, and rain, was a hot spot for celebrities as well as soldiers and sailors stationed in Los Angeles during World War II. The restaurant eventually added a Hawaiian show as well.[2] In the early 1940s, L. Wolfe Gilbert had an office in this building while he headed the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers.[3] In 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Seven Seas listed as a contributing property in the district.[1] In 2007, the building was purchased by CIM Group,[4] and in 2013, it was sold to a Maryland investment firm for $16.8 million ($24.7 million in 2023).[5][6] As of 2024, the building is occupied by Zara and a souvenir shop.[7][8] See alsoReferences
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