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"This image is from a collection of over one thousand 35mm negatives made in 1984 by an amateur photographer known only as “B. Mason.”
They were subsequently abandoned, and later discovered in an Echo Park garage in 2005, in a stack of withered, moldy envelopes from different one-hour photo labs.
Hidden inside those envelopes was an encyclopedic collection of exotic dancers from the 1980s at several downtown Los Angeles venues: The Dragon Lady, The Cameo and The Last Call."
vintage.es
I only have a photograph of the 'Dragon Lady'. I'm still looking for'The Cameo' and 'The Last Call'.
B. Mason
vintage.es
This was also going to be a
mystery location but luckily. . . .
the Dragon Lady is listed in the 1987 city directory.
(no other directory)
lapl / 3604 W. 6th St.
The storefront is looking much better these days. (it's in the refurbished Hotel Normandie)
2019
GSV
for easy comparison.
B. Mason
This is the only 'dancer' photo that I could match with the Dragon Lady. The
lava rock on the interior wall matches the
lava rock on the exterior.
vintage.es Is this too risque? If anyone thinks so I'll delete it.
Go
HERE
to see additional photographs of the interiors of the clubs
(and the dancers)
(I believe photo #12 is also the interior of the Dragon Lady)
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