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Villas at the Garden of Allah Hotel
You’d think that after nine years of researching and writing about the Garden of Allah Hotel, I’d have come across every photo there is out there of the place. But no! I came across this one recently, and I think … Continue reading
The Sky Room at the Breakers / Hilton / Wilton Hotel, Long Beach.
The Breakers Hotel in downtown Long Beach was a luxury oceanfront resort hotel which opened in 1926. In 1938, the hotel was purchased by Conrad Hilton who turned it into the eighth hotel in the Hilton chain. Hilton spent at … Continue reading
Biltmore Hotel promotional brochure, downtown Los Angeles
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Advertisement for “The Garden of Alla” (without an “H” at the end) Hotel
I’m so used to seeing photos, signs and ads for setting of my novels spelled as Garden of Allah-with-an-H that it was a bit jarring to come across this ad for the “Garden of Alla” without an ‘H’ at the … Continue reading
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The stage at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
On Dave DeCaro’s ever-interesting blog, I found a photo of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub (at the Ambassador Hotel) that I’d never seen before: the stage. It looks like it’s quite large—larger than what I’ve been picturing—and perfect for when the … Continue reading
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The Biltmore Hotel’s Sala de Oro / Biltmore Bowl, downtown L.A.
The Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A. opened in October 1923 to such immediate and enormous success, the hotel’s owners immediately set about making plans to expand the property, including more rooms, a theater (the Biltmore Theater became one of the … Continue reading
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The Venetian Room at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, 1956
At the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard, the Cocoanut Grove got most of the attention. In fact, it wasn’t until I came across this photo that I even realized they had a venue called The Venetian Room. (I wonder if … Continue reading
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The Sunset Tower & Standard Oil gas station, Sunset Strip, 1933
I think this photo is “so L.A.” it’s almost ridiculous. On the left we have the Sunset Tower, a hotel that opened on the Sunset Strip in 1929. And on the right we have that quintessential L.A. sight: a gas … Continue reading
Hollywood Hotel in color, Hollywood Boulevard, 1954
With the vast majority of photos from Hollywood’s golden era being in black-and-white, it can be easy to forget that it was actually a world of color! I’m reminded of that when I do come across the odd photograph in … Continue reading
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Hollywood Boulevard looking east from Orange Drive, 1939
This photograph of Hollywood Boulevard (looking east from Orange Drive) was taken in 1939, and most of the buildings we can see are still there: the Roosevelt Hotel on the right, Grauman’s Chinese on the left and farther along, the … Continue reading