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Originally Posted by odinthor
A quick check doesn't seem to turn up this image of the Gentleman's Grill at the Hotel Alexandria, which I recently acquired (I acquired the image, not the hotel).
recto; odinthor collection
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odinthor, I wonder if those elaborate floor sconces have somehow survived. I can imagine them ending up in an old Hollywood mansion. . .
or perhaps they're stacked up in a dark corner of the Alexander's basement.
As most of you know, we have visited the
'world famous' Alexandria Hotel numerous times in the early days of NLA.
In fact, I'm sure we have seen
odinthor's postcard of the Gentleman's Grill. (it's great to see it again, odinthor)
By sheer coincidence, I happened upon a photograph of the Alexandria lobby that I don't believe we have seen. It shows the Alexander's remodeled lobby in 1941.
I can't tell you how much I love this photograph................................
bizarrelosangeles
"This photograph was taken back when the Alexandria was a mid-priced hotel for businessman...after it had been stripped of its chandeliers, marble and other luxuries from the 1910s."
...from author
Two things that I find especially 'noirish' is the addition of the fluorescent
(?) lights on the ceiling and the
NEON signs advertising the various nightspots and watering holes within the hotel.
The Pompeian Room sign, which also advertises
television, appears to point downstairs to a rough looking, utility door. (perhaps this entrance was added during the makeover of the lobby)
Hmmm.... "Television" in 1941?
Sure enough, I dug up an old postcard of
The Pompeian Room and it, too, advertises the 'Television'.
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Do you see it?
ebay / REPEAT for nla.
This is like the
Where's Waldo? of televisions.
..It's hilariously
small, especially for a cocktail lounge.
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The neon sign at the far end of the lobby advertises another cocktali lounge located inside the hotel.
detail
The Masque Room, cocktails............................................................................................
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ebay / a repeat for nla.
The diagonial rail/banister makes me think the
Masque Room might have been located downtairs as well.
Does anyone know if the Alexander lobby was at street level or up a floor? I can't quite figure out how all different venues fit together.
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