My goodness but it was a busy night at Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset that night in 1946 when columnist Sidney Skolsky hosted a party there. (Skolsky had a column in Photoplay magazine called “From A Stool at Schwab’s”) As we can see from this shot, Schwab’s really wasn’t all that big and yet it still managed to sell everything from ice cream sundaes to prescription medications to – as we can see from the neon sign at the back – Fine Wine & Liquors. Skolsky was supportive booster and good friend to Marilyn Monroe so I wondered if she went that night, but I’m sure that crowd would have been a bit much for her.
this picture makes the place seem huge compared to what I remember of 1959. You bet that Marilyn would have been better off if she had eaten ice cream & cheese cake (normal quantity !) rather than to meet some people who caused her too early death (sniff, sobh)
I wonder if all those bodies squeezed in together make it seem bigger? And yes, if Marilyn had found a way to avoid those toxic people, perhaps she would have lived longer.
My goodness but it was a busy night at Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset that night in 1946 when columnist Sidney Skolsky hosted a party there. (Skolsky had a column in Photoplay magazine called “From A Stool at Schwab’s”) As we can see from this shot, Schwab’s really wasn’t all that big and yet it still managed to sell everything from ice cream sundaes to prescription medications to – as we can see from the neon sign at the back – Fine Wine & Liquors. Skolsky was supportive booster and good friend to Marilyn Monroe so I wondered if she went that night, but I’m sure that crowd would have been a bit much for her.
this picture makes the place seem huge compared to what I remember of 1959. You bet that Marilyn would have been better off if she had eaten ice cream & cheese cake (normal quantity !) rather than to meet some people who caused her too early death (sniff, sobh)
I wonder if all those bodies squeezed in together make it seem bigger? And yes, if Marilyn had found a way to avoid those toxic people, perhaps she would have lived longer.
I don’t see Joe Gillis.
Neither do I, Jerry! But with all those people, it’s probably just hard to see him. Look for the snazzy vicuna coat!