{"id":972,"date":"2013-03-14T18:14:21","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T18:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/?p=972"},"modified":"2014-03-10T04:58:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T04:58:10","slug":"a-shrine-to-the-other-hollywood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinelog.org\/cinelog\/2013\/03\/14\/a-shrine-to-the-other-hollywood\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shrine To The Other Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"

The celebrity prints immortalized at Grauman\u2019s Chinese have been a Hollywood landmark and \u201cmust see\u201d tourist stop for nearly a century. However, unbeknownst to most, the Chinese isn\u2019t the only theatre in Hollywood where notables have left their mark in concrete. A little over a mile away, there stands another collection of forecourt prints, which receive far less attention and definitely aren\u2019t featured on any Starline tour schedule.<\/p>\n

\"Studs<\/a><\/p>\n

Down on Santa Monica Boulevard, between Genesee and Spaulding Avenues, sits a rather non descript structure with a history a bit more \u201ccolorful\u201d than that of its\u2019 cross town counterpart. Opened in 1940, as the Monica, this theatre had a somewhat traditional early run, as a mainstream neighborhood cinema and art house. Then, in February of 1970, the Monica\u2019s legacy was forever changed, as the venue became Vincent Miranda\u2019s flagship location for his Pussycat Theatres chain.<\/p>\n

\"Monica<\/a><\/p>\n

Rebranded the West Hollywood Pussycat (aka Monica Cat), the theatre arguably turned in to the most infamous cinema in Los Angeles. During the heyday of \u201cporno chic\u201d, this was where celebrities went to see \u201cdirty movies\u201d, where \u201cDeep Throat\u201d screened for nearly a decade, where city hall chose to target their highly publicized war on porn, and where the adult film industry held their own world premieres, complete with hand print ceremonies.<\/p>\n

\"Handprints\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The days of adult premiers, national publicity, and sellout crowds have long since vanished for the Monica. Renamed the Tomkat, then Studs, the theatre now caters to a gay audience and maintains a much lower profile. However, the concrete markers of an era passed remain. Much like Grauman\u2019s, one can still place their palms in those of the stars; only, at this place, it\u2019s John Holmes and Linda Lovelace, rather than Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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