Dusk color photo of Frank Sennes’ Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid 1950s

Dusk color photo of Frank Sennes%u2019 Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid 1950sAfter the unfortunate death of Earl Carroll in 1948, his eponymous nightclub – the largest in the world – at 6230 Sunset Blvd remained closed until Frank Sennes, former manager of the Hollywood Gardens (a nightclub where he gave Betty Grable her first break) took it over and in 1953 relaunched it as the Moulin Rouge. I don’t have a year on this photo, but Louis Armstrong was heading a review called C’est La Vie, which the marquee promised a cast of 100, so it really must have been something. I also like that they kept the iconic (and enormous) neon sign of a woman’s face – and a smart move, too. It was a local landmark; everybody knew where it was.

The building is still there and is in currently in the process of being restored. This image is from February 2021.

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5 responses to “Dusk color photo of Frank Sennes’ Moulin Rouge nightclub, 6230 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid 1950s”

  1. Bill Wolfe says:

    Great photo. I assume the building was wearing its Aquarius-era garb thanks to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

  2. Carole Talaway says:

    My family took me many times for birthdays and other special events. The shows were as good as Las Vegas. Many years later it became the Hullabaloo for rock concerts and it had a basement called the Afterhours where bands would try out new songs and arrangements.

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