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A large crowd gathers in front of the Ship Café on the Venice pier, California, 1905
The idea of a café built in the shape of a Spanish galleon (a reproduction of the one helmed by explorer, Juan Cabrillo, when he discovered California) proved to be a very popular idea when Abbott Kinney’s “Venice of America” … Continue reading
Venice Pier built by Abbot Kinney showing the auditorium, the Ship Cafe, the dance pavilion
Here we have a shot of the Venice pier that Abbot Kinney (original developer of Venice) built in 1905. From left to right are the auditorium (with 300 seats), the Cabrillo Ship Café, and the dance pavilion with room for … Continue reading
Venice Pier with the Ship Café visible on the right
I don’t have a date for this shot of the Venice Pier but it’s probably circa 1910s or 20s. On the right we can see the Ship Café, which opened in 1905 by Baron Long (who went on to develop … Continue reading
Evening shot of Baron Long’s Ship Cafe on Venice pier, Los Angeles, California
A stunning view of Baron Long’s Ship Café that stood along the Venice pier through most of the first half of the 20th century. This photo was taken circa 1915. Baron Long owned or ran a number of Los Angeles … Continue reading
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Venice pier with Ship Café at night, 1905
The Venice Pier at night in 1905. The structure on the left is the Ship Café, a large, classy joint in the form of a Spanish galleon which opened that year. It was owned by a guy called Baron Long … Continue reading
Ship Cafe, Venice Beach, California
This was a popular restaurant during the first couple of decades of the 20th century. It was called Baron Long’s Ship Café and stood along the Venice pier. It was built 1905 and fashioned after the Spanish galleon sailed by … Continue reading
Café La Maze – 9039 Sunset Blvd. Opened 1938 by Marcel Lamaze.
Café La Maze – 9039 Sunset Boulevard.Opened 1938 by Marcel Lamaze. Was also a popular restaurant where once a week Jimmy Cagney, Spencer Tracy and Pat O’Brien dined together. (1/80) (40/161, 179) It was later Sherry’s, where Mickey Cohen was … Continue reading
Spotlight on…Cafe Trocadero
CAFE TROCADERO Rockin’ at the Troc Among the pantheon of legendary Hollywood nightclubs, one of the brightest and most famous was Cafe Trocadero (more commonly known as ‘the Troc’), located at 8610 Sunset Boulevard, the south-east edge of Sunset Plaza. … Continue reading
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A huge crowd gathers in front of Venice Pier, Venice Beach, California, circa 1920s
This photo is undated, but I’d say it’s from the 1920s—mostly because everybody is dressed up in hats and coats and suits while at the beach. Something big was happening that day on those bleachers rigged up in front of … Continue reading
Places – U to Z
<<< RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE (Q to T) <<< ~~ HOLLYWOOD PLACES – U to Z ~~ In the course of researching the Garden of Allah novels, I came across all sorts of places in and around Hollywood and the … Continue reading
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