— David DeWitt
Archive for March, 2007
Garden of Allah, Aerial View…
27
Mar
View is South-southeast, across Sunset Blvd. The tall white building in the upper right corner is still standing.
Within walking distance from The Garden were; Ciro's, the Mocambo, the Trocadero, La Rue, the Players, and of course Schwab's Drugstore, just across Crescent Heights.
In its heyday 'The Garden' was home to, amongst many others; Robert Benchley, Ernest Hemmingway, Gloria Stuart, the Marx brothers,
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sheilah Graham (author of a magnificent book, “The Garden of Allah” Crown Publishing 1970) Dorothy Parker, Errol Flynn, Greta Garbo, and Humphrey Bogart. It was torn down in June 1959. In attendance was Francis X. Bushman, famed for the silent “Ben Hur.” He and his wife Iva had attended the opening party as well. It is now a pink strip mall with a MacDonald's, a Subway Sandwich Shop, and a pizza place – but no bar.
— David DeWitt
Garden Of Allah Flynn Letter, circa 1957…
27
Mar
Lucky Me! My daughter Erin bought me an original Errol Flynn letter for my upcoming birthday from eBay recently! Click the letter for a closer look…
Poolside at the Garden of Allah
Aerial View of the Garden of Allah
The Dining Room at the Garden of Allah
— David DeWitt
Errol Flynn The Life and Career by Thomas McNulty…
27
Mar
Errol Flynn The Life and Career… by Thomas McNulty is available on Amazon.com…. This is a collector's book if ever there was one about dear Ol' Errol… You may have other books about Flynn in your library. Without this one your Errol Flynn Library will never be complete!
— David DeWitt
