The original Hollywood Billiards was constructed in 1916 when Louis B. Mayer built the four-story building on the corner of Hollywood and Western. He used it for his offices and divided the basement into a bowling alley and billiard room. Later, he expanded the billiard room to include the whole basement. From the start, Hollywood Billiards thrived as a dark and dingy, no-frills basement pool hall home to some of the greatest players in the world. But all that changed with the Northridge earthquake of 1994. In one moment a nearly 80-year-old landmark was gone. Despite the quake, we were determined to resurrect Hollywood Billiards. We found the present location (three blocks west of the original site) and proceeded to design and rebuild a landmark. Nearly four years and $4 million later the legend was back, but much different from the old place. If you look around our two-story billiard hall, you’ll find 28 Gold Crown pool tables, 55 high-definition TVs, projection screens, a bumping sound system, an arcade, and a draft beer system that delivers 30 different beers at precisely the right temperature. We also feature an unmatched view from our upstairs covered patio of the famous Hollywood sign and Griffith Park Observatory, a VIP room complete with its own pool table and HDTV, a beautiful exposed brick smoking courtyard with outdoor plasmas, and a collection of international cinema posters. While publications have picked us as the best billiard hall and the best sports bar on the planet, it is your opinion that matters most.

Here's to the next 100 years...