Hollywood/Vine (LACMTA station)

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Hollywood/Vine

Station statistics

Address

6250 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 90038

Lines

Metro Red Line

Connections

"Kiss & Ride" passenger drop-off area

Platforms

Island platform

Parking

60 "Park and Ride" lot spaces (parking fee)

Bicycle facilities

18 Bike Rack Spaces

Other information

Opened

June 12, 1999

Accessible

Hollywood/Vine is a station on the Metro Red line. It has an island platform, and is located directly below Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street; the entrance/exit is located on Hollywood Boulevard and Argyle Avenue, which is one block east of Vine Street and right across the street from the Pantages Theatre. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is also upstairs. This was the terminus of the Hollywood Extension of the Red Line before the North Hollywood segment opened.

The station has, perhaps, the most detail and decorations of any station in the entire Merto Rail system. This station is among the most pleasant and "fun" stations and tourists may find this station the most enjoyable. 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. The Hollywood theme is even at the entrance to the station with a large marque with lights announcing the Metro Red Line over the elevator at street level. This station is one of the few Red Line station with adjacent parking, but it is extremely limited.

In February 2007, Los Angeles city officials announced plans for developing land at the Hollywood/Vine station.