{"id":6856,"date":"2015-03-05T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-05T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=6856"},"modified":"2015-03-06T15:09:42","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T15:09:42","slug":"dolphin-court-restaurant-patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotel-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/05\/dolphin-court-restaurant-patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotel-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin Court restaurant, patio dining at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6857\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/05\/dolphin-court-restaurant-patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotel-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles\/patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotels-dolphin-court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?fit=666%2C866&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"666,866\" 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=\"Patio dining at the Ambassador Hotel’s Dolphin Court, taken sometime between 1923 and 1933\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?fit=231%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?fit=640%2C832&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6857\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?resize=640%2C832\" alt=\"Patio dining at the Ambassador Hotel's Dolphin Court, taken sometime between 1923 and 1933\" width=\"640\" height=\"832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?w=666&ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Patio-dining-at-the-Ambassador-Hotels-Dolphin-Court-taken-sometime-between-1923-and-1933.jpg?resize=231%2C300&ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>In all the years I\u2019ve been reading, writing about, and researching the Ambassador Hotel for my novels, I\u2019ve never come across the Dolphin Court restaurant. Apparently it featured patio dining, which as we can see at the very top of the photo, they thoughtfully covered to keep diners\u2019 delicate heads protected from the California sun. According to the notation on this photo, it was taken between 1923 and 1933.<\/h3>\n<p>Below is a napkin from the Ambassador Hotel which shows the 8 different venues at the hotel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Palm Room<\/li>\n<li>The Lounge<\/li>\n<li>Dolphin Court<\/li>\n<li>Cocoanut Grove<\/li>\n<li>Cafe Ambassador<\/li>\n<li>French Room<\/li>\n<li>Petite Cafe<\/li>\n<li>Casino<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/05\/dolphin-court-restaurant-patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotel-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles\/the-los-angeles-ambassador-hotel-dining-venues\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?fit=547%2C562&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"547,562\" 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=\"The Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel dining venues\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?fit=292%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?fit=547%2C562&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6858\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?resize=547%2C562\" alt=\"The Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel dining venues\" width=\"547\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?w=547&ssl=1 547w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/The-Los-Angeles-Ambassador-Hotel-dining-venues.png?resize=292%2C300&ssl=1 292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a>Another shot of the Dolphin Court:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/05\/dolphin-court-restaurant-patio-dining-at-the-ambassador-hotel-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles\/dolphin-court\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?fit=500%2C309&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,309\" 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=\"Dolphin Court restaurant, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?fit=300%2C185&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?fit=500%2C309&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6861\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?resize=500%2C309\" alt=\"Dolphin Court restaurant, Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles \" width=\"500\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?w=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Dolphin-Court.jpg?resize=300%2C185&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In all the years I\u2019ve been reading, writing about, and researching the Ambassador Hotel for my novels, I\u2019ve never come across the Dolphin Court restaurant. 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