{"id":1515,"date":"2012-11-10T23:22:30","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T23:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2018-11-14T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T04:25:27","slug":"don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don the Beachcomber, North McCadden Place, Hollywood"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?fit=640%2C413&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}\" data-image-title=\"Don the Beachcomber, North McCadden Place, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?fit=300%2C193&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?fit=640%2C413&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1516\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Don the Beachcomber, North McCadden Place, Hollywood\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?resize=640%2C413\" alt=\"Don the Beachcomber, North McCadden Place, Hollywood\" width=\"640\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?w=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-North-McCadden-Place-Hollywood.jpg?resize=300%2C193&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Don the Beachcomber, at 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood. Originally established inside a Hollywood hotel in 1933 after the repeal of Prohibition, owner Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt moved to McCadden Place in 1937. In time, it would become one of Bogie\u2019s favorite hangouts\u2014probably because the rooms were so dark and he could hide from fans and the press. He also probably enjoyed their most popular cocktail, called the Zombie. The various rooms had names like \u201cBlack Hole of Calcutta\u201d and \u201cthe Cannibal Room.\u201d To increase the ambiance, they even installed an inside corrugated iron roof onto which they sprinkled \u201crain.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/1954-don-the-beachcomber-drinks-menu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?fit=466%2C640&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"466,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"1954 – Don The Beachcomber Drinks Menu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?fit=218%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?fit=466%2C640&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8958 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?resize=466%2C640\" alt=\"1954 - Don The Beachcomber Drinks Menu\" width=\"466\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?w=466&ssl=1 466w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/1954-Don-The-Beachcomber-Drinks-Menu.jpg?resize=218%2C300&ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13948\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/beachcombermenu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?fit=568%2C667&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"568,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"California Historical Society\\\/Flickr","camera":"","caption":"The menu at Don the Beachcomber from 1943. The restaurant opened in 1934 in LA, kicking off the tiki bar craze. The menu was loosely inspired by the tropical flavors that owner Donn Beach encountered during his travels in the South Pacific.","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"beachcombermenu","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"The menu at Don the Beachcomber, 1943\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?fit=255%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?fit=568%2C667&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13948\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?resize=568%2C667&ssl=1\" alt=\"The menu at Don the Beachcomber, 1943\" width=\"568\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?w=568&ssl=1 568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-menu.jpg?resize=255%2C300&ssl=1 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/don-the-beachcomber-1941\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?fit=564%2C673&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"DON THE BEACHCOMBER, 1941\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?fit=251%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?fit=564%2C673&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?resize=564%2C673\" alt=\"DON THE BEACHCOMBER, 1941\" width=\"564\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?w=564&ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/DON-THE-BEACHCOMBER-1941.jpg?resize=251%2C300&ssl=1 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/matchbook-for-don-the-beachcomber-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?fit=386%2C500&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"386,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Matchbook for Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?fit=232%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?fit=386%2C500&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15965\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?resize=386%2C500&ssl=1\" alt=\"Matchbook for Don the Beachcomber, Hollywood\" width=\"386\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?w=386&ssl=1 386w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-for-Don-the-Beachcomber-Hollywood.jpg?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Don the Beachcomber (Palm Springs) menu cover:<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12936\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/don-the-beachcomber-palm-springs-menu-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?fit=522%2C640&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"522,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Don the Beachcomber (Palm Springs) menu cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?fit=245%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?fit=522%2C640&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?resize=522%2C640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Don the Beachcomber (Palm Springs) menu cover\" width=\"522\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?w=522&ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Don-the-Beachcomber-Palm-Springs-menu-cover.jpg?resize=245%2C300&ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">For more information, see: <a title=\"Spotlight on\u2026Don the Beachcomber\" href=\"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?page_id=1022\"><strong>Spotlight on Don the Beachcomber<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don the Beachcomber, at 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood. Originally established inside a Hollywood hotel in 1933 after the repeal of Prohibition, owner Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt moved to McCadden Place in 1937. In time, it would become one of Bogie\u2019s … <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/don-the-beachcomber-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[8,15,12],"class_list":["post-1515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-hollywood","tag-hollywood-blvd","tag-restaurants"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5XK3w-or","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15966,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions\/15966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}