According to H. P. Oliver:
Guests who attended the Paris Inn ‘s grand opening on New Year’s Eve, 1924 were invited to “take a trip to Paris” by club owners Bert Rovere and Innocente Pedroli. The Paris Inn’s decor was a combination of bohemian and Renaissance. In keeping with the Left Bank ambiance, smock and beret-clad artists were available to draw caricatures of guests. The club’s waiters were of the singing variety.
Prominent guests at the Paris Inn included Charlie Chaplin and Clara Bow. The club occupied three Los Angeles locations during its lifetime:
- 110 East Market Street
- 210 East Market
- and finally 845 North Broadway in 1950.
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My husband is the grandson of I. Pedroli. I have found several singing albums by Bert Rovere, Rin Pianto & La Spagnola. I am wondering if you have history with someone with the Parris Inn or what is your connection. I have several things. Something I wish I didn’t give away was a photo album of the people that would of gone to the Paris Inn, Like May West, Clark Cable, the producers of silent films, Griffin, and many more. I have some history on the gentleman that did the art work. email if you would like more information.
Hello Ginger, and thanks for your note. I have no connection with the Paris Inn. I am an author writing a series of books set in and around LA and Hollywood from the late 1920s through to the late 1950s. In the course of my research, I like to collect information on the places where my characters would have gone to and spent time at. The Bert Rovere must have been a master marketer because the Paris Inn and related paraphernalia tends to come up from time to time. Gosh, I wish you hadn’t given away that photo album too! I”d LOVE to have seen it!
Not sure where you live but my father in law is 91 a retired principle from Hollywood high and was married to the daughter of mr
Pedroli. I am sure he can tell you a lot about los angeles. I have a photo album about the man that did the character drawing. The Paris inn did this way before the brown derby.
Not sure if I gave you my email address. justginger55@gmail.com
I would love to contact Ms. Hansen if possible. Bert Rovere was my uncle. His sister Emma was my Grandmother. I’ve been collecting memorabilia about Bert and his restaurants (Paris Inn, Lucca’s, and the Hurricane in San Francisco) for many years.
Of course. justginger55@gmail.com
Mr. Hansen is 92 and has lots of memories as well. His wife was Gloria. Gloria was Mr. Pedroli’s only daughter.
I have one menu that is not pictured in your collection here. It is a souvenier menu with a photo of Bert Rovere in the upper right hand corner and an illustration of a “singing waiter” on the front.
I would gladly sell or give away to an interested party.
Thanks Lorene, I don’t collect physical menus but someone might see this and want it. Meanwhile, are you able to take some photos of it and send them to me?
Hello I have a token that was from 1935, it has Good luck Romance with 2 foot prints on 1 side, and the other side has a man and woman standing with good luck on it. Can you send me any info on it?
Thank you candy Rumsey
I’m sorry, Candy, but I don’t know any about those tokens. But maybe somebody who sees this will be able to share more information with us.
My husband’s grandfather is Petrolli
I have a long black and white photograph of the new year of 1924
i have a few things of the Paris Inn. my grandfather, Alfonso Balzano, was a chef there. i have a character drawing of my grandfather done by Art Figlo-Parizi. a photo of my grandfather in the kitchen. among other things.
About 1933-35, my Dad was a singer at the Paris Inn until he was discovered by Paramount and signed to a contract. His name was Ezzelino Jack Ghilarducci.
Nice! Was that his stage name too?
I have a Paris Inn Cafe 210 East Market Street brochure. My father had visited sometime before his death in 1948. What would the value be of this item?
It’s impossible to fix a value on something like that, other than to define it as “Whatever someone is willing to shell out for it on Ebay this week.”
I have records of Bert rovere singing plus more items from the Paris Inn. My husband’s grandfather was papa Pedroli. We have no children and I have no idea what to do with what I have? Any ideas?
You might want to make a post on Noirish LA where there are a lot of LA history buffs.
https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=170279
Thank you
My maternal great uncle Henri Monnet played the organ at the Paris Inn, probably in the 1930’s-1940’s. Also, my paternal grandfather Francis Cummings visited the Paris Inn frequently during the same time period. He was a mucky muck in the city government of L.A. and worked in City Hall. It’s likely the 2 of them had met one another, long before my mom and dad ever met!