{"id":57335,"date":"2013-09-18T21:51:30","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-hollywood-bar-opens\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:00:49","slug":"new-hollywood-bar-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-hollywood-bar-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hollywood Bar opens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sam Green\/Cortez Journal<br><br>Jim and Travis Giddings have re-opened the Hollywood Bar at a new location on the east side of Dolores. The sign is from the original bar.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Since the turn of the 20th century, the Hollywood Bar was a fixture in Dolores. But when the historic building went up in flames Aug. 2, 2012, many locals likely believed that a piece of the town\u2019s soul would be lost forever.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the efforts of former Hollywood co-owner and cook, Travis Giddings, however, the famous bar will live on.<\/p>\n

Now located on the east side of Dolores in the building that formally housed Karla\u2019s Kitchen, the new Hollywood features a large piece of the original bar, antique foot rails, lots of Hollywood memorabilia and more.<\/p>\n

Patrons interested in watching sports will have the luxury of choosing from three flat-screen televisions while those interested in playing pool or listening to music will have access to two pool tables and a jukebox.<\/p>\n

In many ways, the new Hollywood feels just like the old Hollywood and ultimately, that\u2019s exactly what Giddings was hoping for.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody is already saying that it feels like the (old) Hollywood Bar,\u201d said Giddings. \u201cThe same atmosphere is already here. I don\u2019t know, I guess the old souls that sat at the old original bar have followed us to the new building.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the familiar atmosphere, the new Hollywood will use the same menu as the original business, complete with a full array of drink choices, hot wings, nachos, battered mushrooms and burgers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the same menu,\u201d Giddings said. \u201cAll the prices on the liquor are the same as they were before. Basically, this is the same business, just at a new location.\u201d<\/p>\n

Live music also figures to be common at the new Hollywood, which already hosted its first band, \u201cThe Vanishing Breed,\u201d on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n

Along with providing a comfortable environment, great food and top-notch drinks, the new Hollywood will continue its time-honored tradition of giving back to the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love Dolores,\u201d Giddings said. \u201cI\u2019d like to thank the town and the mayor and all the rest of the people that had a hand in supporting me in the process of reopening. Once we get up and going, I\u2019d like to help out with school events and support the football team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just like its predecessor, the new Hollywood figures to be a Dolores fixture for years to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m really pushing for is to re-create the feeling of the Hollywood without having any of the old problems,\u201d said Giddings. I want to create an environment where everybody is going to feel welcome, comfortable and relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBack in the day, (the Hollywood) was a rough place,\u201d said Giddings. \u201cIt\u2019s not the Old West anymore. We\u2019re trying to bring it into the 21st century with some style and class.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dolores feels more like itself with the Hollywood back. And for a town and bar with such a rich and storied history, that is a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Giddings seeks to re-create old feeling without old problems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[450],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-57335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-restaurant-and-catering"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57335"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62784,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57335\/revisions\/62784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57335"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=57335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}