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Entrance to the Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
This shot of the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire Boulevard is undated and without a car in the frame, it’s hard to pinpoint when it was taken. But in a way, it doesn’t really matter because the … Continue reading
The Ambassador Hotel’s bartender, Ramiro Siguentes, serves his last drink on January 3, 1989
This isn’t the sort of thing I usually post but I thought it was too cute not to. The caption on this photo was: The Ambassador Hotel bartender Ramiro Siguentes ends a 25-year career on January 3, 1989, by serving … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, 1940
Most photos I come across of the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd are, naturally enough, taken at street level so it’s a nice change to see what the property looked like from the air. This was taken in 1940, with … Continue reading
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The crowded dance floor at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1949
When I saw how packed the dance floor was at the Cocoanut Grove in this photograph, I thought “Well now, what we’re seeing is the end of an era.” It looks like almost everybody in the place is on the … Continue reading
Fashion show at the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1955
During the 20s and 30s, the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel was the ultimate in glam nightclubbing but by the 50s, not so much. The Sunset Strip clubs and Las Vegas had pulled crowds away, and television was keeping … Continue reading
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Officers and Cadets Club of Los Angeles, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s WWII
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Arrowhead Springwater billboard, Wilshire Blvd (next to the Ambassador Hotel & Theatre) circa mid 1930s
This photo is circa mid 1930s showing that the water at Lake Arrowhead (80 miles east of Los Angeles) has been providing Angelenos water that is “Always cool and fresh” for longer that I realized. This elaborate billboard (note the … Continue reading
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The dinner menu from the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948
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Ambassador Auditorium at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
Wait! What? The Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd had the Ambassador Auditorium out the back? Like, a big one? Where they broadcast radio shows? And this is the first I’ve heard of it? I knew there was a theater in … Continue reading
Ambassador Hotel entrance, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
The entrance to the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Blvd never changed that much, which was a good thing because that tower at the front probably became the thing drivers looked out for when heading for a night at the Cocoanut … Continue reading