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Aerial photograph of the Garden of Allah Hotel

Aerial photograph of the Garden of Allah Hotel at the corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Ave.

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Newspaper advertisement for the Garden of Allah Hotel & Bungalows

Newspaper advertisement for the Garden of Allah Hotel & Bungalows

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The Garden of Allah Hotel & Villas as seen from the back yard across the pool.

The Garden of Allah Hotel & Villas as seen from the back yard across the pool.

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View of the front of the Garden of Allah Hotel & Villas as seen from Sunset Blvd

View of the front of the Garden of Allah Hotel & Villas as seen from Sunset Blvd.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s postcard to himself at the Garden of Allah

I don’t know if F. Scott Fitzgerald was bored or tipsy when I wrote a postcard to himself at the Garden of Allah, but I’m glad someone thought to save it! (This is probably from the late 1930s. Fitzgerald came … Continue reading

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Newspaper advertisement for Alla Nazimova auction, 1928

I’ve you’ve read “The Garden on Sunset” you might recall the scene where Marcus, Kathryn and Gwendolyn go to this auction of Alla Nazimova’s belongings at the Van Neuren Galleries on Wilshire Blvd. By this point, Nazimova, despite once earning … Continue reading

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