Originally published by M. Rieder, Los Angeles, Calif., catalog #4667, made in Germany. The back caption reads "High School, Holywood [sic], Cal. This beautiful suburb of Los Angeles contains some of the finest homes in Southern California and is specially famous for its beautiful flowers". Domestic stamp is 1 cent; foreign, 2 cents. A hand-painted postcard of Hollywood Union High School designed by Burnham and Bliesner in the "Ionic architecture" style. With two stories and a basement, it accommodated 400 students. The school opened in 1905 and consisted of the consolidated school districts of Hollywood City, Laurel, Coldwater, Lankershim, Los Feliz, Cahuenga, and The Pass.
Hollywood High School (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Schools--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) High schools--California--Los Angeles Neoclassicism (Architecture)--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Postcards Photomechanical prints Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Burnham & Bliesner
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