The Luau at 427 North Rodeo, Beverly Hills, opened in 1954 and closed 1978. It started out life as “The Tropics” in 1936 and was one of the earliest of the Pre-Polynesian Pop placed that catered to the motion picture industry. The Tropics was purchased by Steven Crane (an ex of Lana Turner) in 1953, and turned into the Luau. In a Vanity Fair article, Candice Bergin recalled, “The Luau was always where you were getting hit on by producer Sam Spiegel in the women’s room. It was very racy, very thrilling for a 16 year old to be in the Luau.”