HOLLYWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY Makes Hollywood History with Emmy® Win !

The Hollywood Historical Society (HHS) has won an Emmy® award for its documentary film, The Grand Lady,” which tells the story of the venerable The Hollywood Beach Hotel, built in 1925 by Hollywood’s founder, Joseph W. Young, Jr. and one of the first great resorts in South Florida.

The film, made with filmmaker Pass Story of Diaspora Forward, Inc., had been broadcast by South Florida PBS in June, and then submitted for the 2022 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Suncoast Regional Emmy® Awards. The win came in the category of Nostalgia/ Long Form Content.

“It was truly thrilling to be called on stage to represent us,” said HHS President Clive Taylor. “And right on the heels of the first-ever Haunted Halloween party at our Hammerstein House headquarters, which was an amazing success, it’s only made us more excited about all the things we have planned at the Hollywood Historical Society for 2023 and beyond.”

By Robin Drulard

Among the plans going forward are more holiday and seasonal events, and more films -- the next one, scheduled for release in a few months, will look at the history of Liberia, Hollywood’s unique African-American city originally planned and laid out by J. W. Young in 1923 -- plus new programs in educational outreach, museum-style exhibitions both at Hamm House and around the city, and small, in-house member gatherings. All of this is in addition to monthly walking tours and fascinating lectures, ongoing event attendance, bike tours, Hammerstein House tours, and more.

▸ To learn more about the Hollywood Historical Society, or to become a member or a volunteer, please contact HollywoodFLHistory@att.net, or visit http:// www.hollywoodhistoricalsociety.org/. The HHS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)* cultural organization founded and operated by volunteers. The Hollywood Historical Society has over 20,000 items in its collection. It also offers many unique items, including books, historic postcards, photographs, maps, and posters, for sale at the Research Center at its headquarters at Hammerstein House, 1520 Polk Street in Downtown Hollywood. Please call 954-923-5590 for hours.