{"id":23049,"date":"2021-08-15T08:05:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=23049"},"modified":"2021-08-15T08:05:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:05:22","slug":"the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/15\/the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, relocated to 6735 Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23050\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/15\/the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957-2\/the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=960%2C638&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,638\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, relocated to 6735 Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=640%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23050\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=640%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, relocated to 6735 Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/The-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>When Patsy D\u2019Amore moved his popular Italian restaurant from McCadden St in Hollywood to a larger, plusher building a few blocks away at 6735 Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Blvd, it was such a big deal that the opening was televised. That may have something to do with the fact that Frank Sinatra was one of his most frequent customers. That\u2019s his Thunderbird parked out front because when your Sinatra, you get to park wherever you want.<\/p>\n<p>Louella Parsons was seated in the booth next to Frank Sinatra:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23051\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/15\/the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957-2\/louella-parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-frank-sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-yucca-st-hollywood-1957\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=1280%2C851&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Louella Parsons was seated in the booth next to Frank Sinatra at the opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23051\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Louella Parsons was seated in the booth next to Frank Sinatra at the opening of the new Villa Capri restaurant, Yucca St, Hollywood, 1957\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Louella-Parsons-was-seated-in-the-booth-next-to-Frank-Sinatra-at-the-opening-of-the-new-Villa-Capri-restaurant-Yucca-St-Hollywood-1957.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\">That whole area is now filled with apartment blocks. This image is from January 2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23052\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2021\/08\/15\/the-opening-of-the-new-villa-capri-restaurant-relocated-to-6735-yucca-st-hollywood-1957-2\/screen-shot-2021-08-15-at-7-50-53-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?fit=1536%2C1072&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,1072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?fit=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?fit=640%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?resize=640%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-15-at-7.50.53-AM.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Patsy D\u2019Amore moved his popular Italian restaurant from McCadden St in Hollywood to a larger, plusher building a few blocks away at 6735 Yucca, one block north of Hollywood Blvd, it was such a big deal that the opening &hellip; 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