The theater that would become Fox Theater opened as Iris Theatre in 1918, after
that theater relocated from 6415 to 6508
Hollywood Boulevard. The new theater, built in the
Romanesque style by
Frank Meline for
P. Tabor, sat 1000 and was the second movie theater on Hollywood Blvd. In 1934, Iris Theatre was redesigned in the
Art Deco style by
S. Charles Lee.
Fox Theaters took over in 1965, after which they renamed the theater Fox Theater, and in 1969 they remodeled the building once again. In 1985, the
Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the
National Register of Historic Places, and while this theater was not listed as a
contributing or non-contributing property, "Iris" was mentioned as one of the theaters that "created an aura of fantasy for the population of the area — and satisfied the tourists in search of "Hollywood" as well". It is not clear whether that reference was to this theatre or its
former location at 6415 Hollywood Boulevard. Last operated by
Mann Theatres, Fox Theater closed in 1994 due to damage from the
Northridge earthquake. In 2009, the theater was converted into a
lounge/
club named Playhouse Hollywood, which itself closed in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. ==References==