When Earl Carroll opened his place at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in 1938, he let the world know about it by installing this huge neon sign of a woman’s head that boasted “Thru These Portals Pass The Most Beautiful Girls In The World.” As we can see, it certainly did the trick. And for $2.50 you got a “lavish revue, dinner, and dancing” – which seems pretty good value for a night out at the biggest nightclub, restaurant and showroom in America.
And check out their ashtray. This sort of thing wouldn’t fly for a number of reasons, but history is context, isn’t it?
See also Spotlight on … the Earl Carroll Theater
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I have a souvenir from there.
What is it, William? And did you get it while you were there yourself?
What a unreal photo. More proof (if any was needed) that I (and you) was/were born in the wrong era.
It really is, isn’t it, Rich? I think it’s that wonderful use of neon lighting in the middle of the night. And no, no further proof was needed for either of us.