Category Archives: Nightclubs

Wikipedia: Murder and Myth — Part 19

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery — alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy — as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth — Part 17

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery — alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy — as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth — Part 16

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery — alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy — as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth – Part 15

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery – alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy – as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth – Part 13

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery – alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy – as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia: Murder and Myth – Part 8

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery – alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy – as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Earl Carroll’s Swanky Sunset Boulevard Theater

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Photo: Earl Carroll at the groundbreaking for his nightclub, with Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and W.C. Fields. Courtesy of James Curtis. In the late 1930s, Earl Carroll reigned as Broadway’s exotic showman, producing splashy musical revues featuring statuesque, sultry showgirls. … Continue reading →

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Earl Carroll’s Nightclub

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Movie stars’ signatures in concrete on the exterior of Earl Carroll’s nightclub. I am occasionally asked what became of the concrete tablets with movie stars’ names that were installed on the old Earl Carroll nightclub. Some of The Times stories … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – The Florentine Gardens

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

A Sept. 16, 1944, photo from the Florentine Gardens – with souvenir lipstick prints – has been listed on EBay at Buy It Now for $25. The lot includes souvenir photos from Ace Cain’s, 1369 N. Western Ave., and the … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +++)

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Here are some mystery folks in a mystery movie.

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Found on EBay – The Florentine Gardens

Posted on December 27, 2012 by

A photo of a group of happy people at the Florentine Gardens on Sept. 18, 1943, has been listed on EBay. It’s listed as Buy It Now for $8.99. The Florentine Gardens has a connection to the Black Dahlia case … Continue reading →

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Millennial Moment: Renovations at Earl Carroll Theatre

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Oct. 31, 1982: Times staff writer Ruth Ryon profiles the renovations at the Earl Carroll Theatre, 6230 Sunset Blvd. Now the Nickelodeon Studios, the theater was designed by Gordon B. Kaufmann and opened on Christmas Eve 1938.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Photo: A 1938 Packard hearse has been listed on EBay at $40,000. Queen of the Dead – dateline June 11, 2012 •   It’s an oddity of these YouTube days that you can become famous (or re-famous) not only for an … Continue reading →

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Thursdays @ The Globe

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

We had a nice turnout yesterday for the Thursdays at the Globe discussion of the downtown renaissance and vintage crime. Several guests were longtime Angelenos and shared their recollections of the city’s history, including the architecture, the streetcars and the … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Photo: A 2003 Cadillac hearse listed on EBay, with bids starting at $18,900. Queen of the Dead – dateline May 21, 2012 •   Restaurateur (The Forge and The Glen in Tulsa), racecar driver, military historian and coffee heir (McLaughlin’s Coffee … Continue reading →

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‘Negroes and Whites, Including Women, Mix in Unbelievable Orgies’

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

March 24, 1925: I found this while researching something else and it’s too cool not to share.

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Photo of the funeral of Victor Hugo, listed on EBay at $1,600.   Queen of the Dead – dateline March 5, 2012 •  Omigosh, I had such a crush on Peter Tork. Yes, I know, it’s Davy Jones who died … Continue reading →

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An EBay Mystery – Earl Carroll’s Inner Circle

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

One of the more intriguing mysteries I’ve come across in years of delving through EBay surfaced the other day, but the auction ended before I could write about it (so many stories, only one Larry Harnisch). The item was a … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Hat – Rod Steiger Edition

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

We have explored how newsboy caps were worn by several men in “Monkey Business” and by Lee Marvin in “King of the North,” by Henry Fonda in “The Grapes of Wrath” and by Marc Chevalier in real life. Here’s Rod … Continue reading →

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War Workers Start Day With Prayer

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Photo: The 4200 block of South Olive Street via Google’s Street View. Jan. 4, 1942: William E. Kosdy uses a shovel to dig a two-person bomb shelter in the backyard of his home, 4236 S. Olive St. “I didn’t follow … Continue reading →

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