| Hotel Hollywood | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hotel Hollywood in August 2018 | |
  Location in Sydney  Hotel Hollywood (building) (New South Wales)  Hotel Hollywood (building) (Australia) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Australian pub |
| Architectural style | Inter-war Functionalist |
| Location | 2 Foster Street, cnr Hunt, Sydney Surry Hills, New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′47″S 151°12′38″E / 33.8796105°S 151.2105717°E |
| Completed | 1942 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | John M.Hellyer |
| Main contractor | W.M.Hughes |
| Designations | |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 14 December 2012 |
| Reference no. | I1544 |
The Hotel Hollywood is a building located on the corner of Foster and Hunt Streets in Surry Hills, inner city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The building has aesthetic, historical and social significance.[1] It is one of only five hotels "constructed in the Inter-War Functionalist style in the city during a short period between 1938 and 1942";[2][3] the others are the Australian (Broadway), the Civic, the Kegroom Tavern, and Sutherlands.[4] The hotel is historically 'intact' having had no internal or external alterations of any kind.[5][1] It is heritage listed[6] as part of the Sydney Local Environmental Plan on 14 December 2012.[7]
Once owned by Tooth and Company[8] it was originally called the Nevada.[9] The Hotel Hollywood acquired its name in 1940 due to its location to the nearby cinema related industry.[1][10] It saw women drinking at its bars as early as 1950.[11] It is now most notable for its unpretentious, well worn, interior[12] the spinning mirror ball and actress Doris Goddard. Goddard purchased the building in 1978 for $178,000 and remained its publican and proprietress for 42 years, up until her death in July 2019.[13][14] In June 2021, the building was purchased by private investment firm Petersen Group for over $9 million.[13]
The movie Tim was filmed at the Hotel Hollywood as was Erskineville Kings (1999), starring Hugh Jackman.[15] The film clip Boots was filmed at the hotel and features Doris Goddard (actress and publican) singing and playing guitar in the credits.[16] Other television series filmed at the Hollywood include Blue Murder, Brides of Christ, and Water Rats.[15]
