THE COCK 'N BULL STORY
Birthplace of the Moscow Mule
Exterior of the Cock 'n Bull in 1937 (colorized)
The Cock 'n Bull in the 1980s
Former Hornburg Jaguar building (Cock 'n Bull occupied the left side)
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The building on the Sunset Strip that once housed the Cock ‘n Bull is slated for demolition. A celebrity hotspot for 50 years, it was the birthplace of the Moscow Mule.
Here’s a look back at the legendary Cock ‘n Bull tavern. Read More »

INSIDE
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‘Did I say party? It Was a Wake.’
The Cock ‘n Bull closes on its 50th anniversary.
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The tavern’s owners had charmed childhoods.
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‘Green Acres’ director Richard Bare remembers.
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It Means ‘Concocted and Bully’
What does ‘cock and bull’ mean?
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A concoction made of necessity.
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The Cock ‘n Bull’s Fame Increases thanks to the Mule.
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• Diners and Imbibers, a Partial List
Cock ‘n Bull patrons included Sinatra, Marilyn, Rock, Reagan, Crawford and dozens of others.
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Last call for a Sunset Strip institution.
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Post-demolition plans
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A Place Called the Garden of Allah
‘I’ll be damned if I’ll believe anyone lives in a place called the Garden of Allah.’ – Thomas Wolfe, in a letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald, July 26, 1937
The most complete history available of the Garden of Allah Hotel, which for 32 year was an oasis of sophisticated hedonism in Hollywood. Its long list of celebrity guests included movie stars, world-renowned musicians, assorted aristocrats and even a mobster or two.
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Johnny Depp’s Hidden Castle
Hollywood tour guides once told tourists that the gloomy castle looming above the Sunset Strip was the home of Bela Lugosi, star of “Dracula,” the 1931 hit horror film. It wasn’t Lugosi’s home, of course. In 1994, Johnny Depp starred in “Ed Wood,” a movie about Lugosi’s last film. Depp bought the castle a year later. The castle is called Mt. Kalmia and this is its story.
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