New lights have been installed on the palm trees next to the Arclight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. (photo by Rich Sarian)

The Hollywood Partnership has installed new lighting on the palm trees lining Sunset Boulevard within the Hollywood Entertainment District. The project sprang from the organization’s Lighting Master Plan, drafted in consultation with Lighting Design Alliance of Long Beach.

“In the Lighting Master Plan, Lighting Design Alliance noted that the iconic palms that line Sunset Boulevard are lost at night,” said Rich Sarian, place enhancement manager with the Hollywood Partnership.

The idea was then proposed to illuminate them and radiantly “enhance this world-famous stretch of Hollywood,” Sarian added.

The project was completed with assistance from the Bureau of Street Lighting; the office of Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, 13th District; and the Department of Urban Forestry.

“The implementation partners came together for this project to ensure that the lights were safely installed so they can enhance the palms along Sunset Boulevard,” Sarian said.

The Hollywood Partnership will ensure that the lights are maintained.

“Though not native to Los Angeles, the Sunset Boulevard palms were planted to characterize the glamor, luxury and sunshine of Hollywood. The newly installed lights not only pay tribute to these iconic street-side symbols, but provide their own playfulness and sense of place,” said Chase Gordon, Place Enhancement Committee chair. “I’m so proud of the effort put forth by the Hollywood Partnership, our Place Enhancement Committee and staff lead Rich Sarian to implement this fantastic new addition to the public realm.”

Additional lighting projects will be undertaken as they are prioritized and funded by the Hollywood Partnership’s Place Enhancement Committee. The full Lighting Master Plan is available at ctycms.com/ca-hollywood/wp/2020/07/The-HP-Lighting-Master-Plan-Concept-Package.pdf.

For information, visit thehollywoodpartnership.com.