It’s not often that Los Angeles leaves its buildings intact, let alone leave intact from the day it opened in 1927. (When it opened in 1927, it didn’t have the Cinegrill sign.) From the buses parked out front, I’m guessing this photo was taken in the 1960s but take the buses away, and it could easily have been the 50s, 40s, or the 30s. I realized this recently when I was at Madame Tussauds across the street and snapped a pic that showed how little about this hotel has changed, which makes the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel a rare LA bird, indeed. (The
The Hollywood Roosevelt in the 1940s:
And in July 2018:
Love the Roosevelt! Lucky enough to stay there a couple of years ago-so atmospheric