Considered Hollywood's first artist's high-rise, it was a hotspot during the silent era.

Designed by the Tifal brothers in the Mediterranean Revival style, the building was Hollywood's first apartment complex built specifically to accommodate actors and from 1917 to 1922 was the tallest building in Hollywood.

[1][2] During Hollywood's silent era, The Hillview became a local hotspot, with residents that included Viola Dana, Mae Busch, Oliver Hardy, Evelyn Brent, and more.

Charlie Chaplin was once the building's proprietor, and the basement was used as rehearsal space until Rudolph Valentino reputedly converted it to a speakeasy.

"[3] Tenants resided in The Hillview until 1994, when the building suffered structural damage, first from the Northridge Earthquake and later during construction of the B Line.