The Glen-Holly Hotel was a

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that was built in 1895 in

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. Glen Holly Hotel was just north of Prospect Avenue, now

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on Ivar Avenue at Yucca. The Glen-Holly Hotel was the first hotel to be constructed in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles County. It was built by Joakim Berg, a noted artist of the 1890s in the region. At its opening it had 20 rooms and one bath. A

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called a tallyho took guests from downtown LA to the hotel. The original owner, Mr. Charles M. Pierce, also became the operator of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad's Balloon Route in 1904, the line opened in September 1901. The hotel was a stop on the line going from

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and the beaches on the west side. The Balloon Route used the hotel as lunch stop. D. L. Allen later took over management of the Glen-Holly Tavern. He added billiard hall, bowling alley, and livery service.usc.edu Historic Hotels of LA, page 108
It became a landmark of the area, though was later demolished.

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{{Reflist Hotels in Los Angeles Defunct organizations based in Hollywood, Los Angeles Hotel buildings completed in 1895 1895 establishments in California Demolished hotels in Los Angeles Defunct hotels in Los Angeles