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The interior of the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd in 1938
Seeing this photo, it’s little wonder that the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Boulevard quickly gained such a reputation as a spectacular place for entertainment—and not just for “The Most Beautiful Girls in the World” as they were billed. … Continue reading
Night shot of the Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, 1939
This gleaming gorgeous tribute to glory of neon is the Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood in 1939, not long after it opened (December 28, 1938) as “the largest legitimate theater in the world.” Night after night … Continue reading
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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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Pirates’ Den, 335 N. La Brea Ave, Hollywood – “The most unique rendezvous in the whole cock-eyed world”
Rusty Werth recently sent me this scan of a souvenir photo cover she got from her mother when her father took her there on a date. The place was called the Pirates’ Den and was on La Brea Ave in … Continue reading
Cafe Trocadero, 8610 Sunset Blvd as seen from Sunset Plaza Drive, West Hollywood, circa 1945
This view of the Cafe Trocadero at 8610 Sunset Blvd as seen from Sunset Plaza Drive in West Hollywood, circa 1945 hardly makes it seem as though it was one of the most glittering, popular, and famous of the Sunset … Continue reading
Preston Sturges check for $100 dated January 2nd, 1946
When I started work on my Garden of Allah novels series, I gave no thought to the people who I might meet along the way. Case in point: I received an email from the son of director Preston Sturges (The … Continue reading
Looking east along Hollywood Blvd at Highland Ave, 1936
Here we’re looking east along Hollywood Blvd at the Highland Ave corner in 1936. We can tell the year from the movie poster hanging in front of the Hollywood Theatre (which is now Ripley’s Believe It or Not) on the … Continue reading
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Looking west along Hollywood Boulevard toward Highland Ave from the Embassy Club, 1930.jpg The Embassy Club, Hollywood Blvd, 1930
In this photo gives us a 1930 view looking west along Hollywood Boulevard toward Highland Ave from the Embassy Club, which was a popular place in Hollywood during the early 1930s. It was run by Eddie Brandstatter, who also owned … Continue reading
Cafe Trocadero, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, exterior, 1936
One of my time travel destinations would be this place: the Cafe Trocadero at 8610 Sunset Blvd. It opened on September 18, 1934, by Billy Wilkerson, owner of The Hollywood Reporter. (According to one story I read, the building had … Continue reading
A view from the stage of Ciro’s nightclub on the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, 1950
While researching a scene set at the closing night of Ciro’s, the Sunset Strip nightclub (December 31st, 1957) for my 9th and final (gulp!) novel in Hollywood’s Garden of Allah series, I came across this photo. It gives us the … Continue reading