The Johnny Grant Building

In 1995, this building was named in honor of Johnny Grant, Hollywood’s longtime and beloved honorary mayor, Walk of Fame chairman, and goodwill ambassador. Built in 1919, it housed The Meglin Dance Studio and later the Arthur Murray Dance Studio on the second floor. The famed burlesque entertainer, Gypsy Rose Lee, rehearsed here in the 1930s when she was performing at the Paramount Theatre in downtown L.A. Lucille Ball and Harriet Nelson shopped in the Irene Somerset Dress Shop on the ground floor.