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Looking south from Sunset Blvd past Pandora’s Box down Crescent Heights Blvd, West Hollywood, circa early 1960s
This post follows on from yesterday’s post about Pandora’s Box. Gary Helsinger, frequent contributor to my Facebook page, posted this shot on Facebook and I thought I’d feature it today. We’re looking south from Sunset Blvd down Crescent Heights Blvd … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Pandora’s Box nightclub/coffee house at Laurel Canyon Blvd, West Hollywood, 1967
In this photo we’re looking east along Sunset Blvd toward Crescent Heights Blvd, which is the eastern end of the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. It was taken in 1967, and that striped building was Pandora’s Box, a nightclub and … Continue reading
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Looking east toward the Lytton Savings and Loan building at the intersection of Sunset Blvd and Havenhurst Dr, West Hollywood, 1960
Once upon a time, there was a hallowed and legendary hotel known as the Garden of Allah. In its heyday, it played host to a who’s who of Hollywood luminaries, but by the 1950s, it had fallen into disrepair. Financier, … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
Letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald at the Garden of Allah Hotel, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, April 19, 1938
Genuine Garden of Allah Hotel ephemera doesn’t surface very often, so when it does, it’s worth checking out. This item is especially noteworthy: It’s a hand-written letter by F. Scott Fitzgerald, dated April 19, 1938, to his secretary in Baltimore … Continue reading
Color photo looking west along the Sunset Strip from Crescent Heights Blvd toward the Chateau Marmont Hotel, West Hollywood, July 1963
This photo give us an idea of what it was like to be driving west along the Sunset Strip from Crescent Heights Blvd in July 1963. On the left we can see the zigzag-roofed Lytton Savings bank branch built on … Continue reading
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“Garden of Alla” – A hybrid of theatre and film – Written and Performed by Romy Nordlinger
For those of you in Southern California: I am so very excited to let you know that New York-based actress, Romy Nordlinger, is bringing her one-woman show about Alla Nazimova to Hollywood. “The Garden of Alla” tells the story of … Continue reading
An early menu from the restaurant of the Garden of Allah Hotel, 8152 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, March 23, 1934
It’s always nice to see a new piece of Garden of Allah ephemera. This one popped up on Dave DeCaro’s site – a menu from their restaurant. From the look of that gorgeous logo, I’d say that it’s from early … Continue reading
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The listing for the Garden of Allah Hotel in the Los Angeles Extended Area telephone directory for March 1937
I was recently gifted with four Los Angeles telephone books from the 1930s and ’40s. Naturally, the first thing I looked up was the Garden of Allah Hotel, where my Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels are set. And there it … Continue reading
Looking at the southeast corner of the Garden of Allah Hotel at Sunset Blvd and Havenhurst Dr., West Hollywood, circa late 1950s
The Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Blvd at the gateway to the Sunset Strip was open from 1927 to 1959. During those years, it underwent a succession of management teams. At some point in the 1950s, one of those … Continue reading