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Color photo of the Chateau Marmont & Garden of Allah hotels, Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, late 1950s
I haven’t come across many color photos of the Garden of Allah Hotel so I was excited when Dave DeCaro from davelandweb.com sent me this late 1950s photo of the Chateau Marmont hotel on the Sunset Strip. If you look … Continue reading
The Garden of Allah Hotel’s “Guest Informant” book
An item up for auction on Ebay recently caught my eye. It was the book pictured here: the Garden of Allah Hotel’s “Guest Informant” book. I had never seen or heard of one before, so I’m only guessing it was … Continue reading
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Edgar Rice Burroughs, resident of Villa 23 at the Garden of Allah Hotel, mid 1930s
As you can imagine, I love to come across a celebrated name who I was previously unaware stayed at the Garden of Allah Hotel. My latest discovery is Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan (and dozen of other works.) Burroughs … Continue reading
The Garden of Allah Hotel under construction, 1926
This rare gem comes from photos Dave DeCaro found on the USC digital archives. It shows the Garden of Alla (no “H” yet) under construction in 1926 when it was being converted from Alla Nazimova’s movie star mansion into a … Continue reading
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Aerial photos of the Garden of Allah on Sunset Blvd, circa summer 1957
Dave DeCaro from Daveland recently sent me a series of photos. They’re off the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard but not as far as I’m concerned because in the background is the Garden of Allah Hotel. Color photos from … Continue reading
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Schwab’s Pharmacy near the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights in 1945.
Schwab’s Pharmacy near the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights in 1945. It was the most famous of the half-dozen Schwab’s Pharmacies around Los Angeles and was across the street from the Garden of Allah. I’m not saying … Continue reading
Countess Dorothy di Frasso with Cary Cooper.
I’ve had a few readers of my 2nd book, The Trouble with Scarlett and ask me about one of the characters, Countess Dorothy di Frasso, and what she looked like. So I’m posting a photo–probably the best known of her–with Cary … Continue reading
Taking a dive into the Garden of Allah hotel pool, 1928
A fan of my Facebook page, Michael Newman, just sent me this photo of his father taken when he was 15 years old, back in 1928. Here he is taking a dive into the pool at the Garden of Allah. … Continue reading
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The original Garden of Allah sign at its new home in Detroit, 1960
When the Garden of Allah hotel was closed down, an auction was held to sell off everything that wasn’t nailed down–and probably most of the stuff that was. The original sign that stood on the Sunset Blvd entrance was bought … Continue reading
HAV-A-KAR car rental map of Los Angeles, 1946
This map of LA is from 1946 and was the map they gave you at HAV-A-KAR car rentals in downtown LA. It’s a great snap shot of LA immediately after WWII. All sorts of interesting places of note, including–I was … Continue reading
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