Dino’s Lodge on the Sunset Strip. It is primarily remembered by fans of the television series “77 Sunset Strip.” Ed Byrnes played the pseudo-hipster character Kookie, a kid working as a valet at Dino’s Lodge, which was a neighbor to the private eye headquarters. When Dino’s Lodge first opened it was a happening nightspot frequented by the Hollywood elite. When “77 Sunset Strip” made it famous to television viewers, it descended into a tourist trap and was abandoned by its celebrity clientele.