Modern Screen Goes Inside the Sunset Strip’s Mocambo Nightclub
Photo of the Mocambo’s dance floor from a January 1949 article in Modern Screen titled, “The Mocambo Affairs,” by Charlie […]
Go Inside Cafe Trocadero on the Strip in the Early Thirties
From former Los Angeles Times columnist Cecilia Rasmussen, here’s a description of the genesis of Cafe Trocadero, published on Dec. […]
Drinks, Dinner and Dancing at the Players Club
The Players Club was unusual among the celebrity nightclubs on the Sunset Strip in that it was owned by a […]
The Pink Pussycat: the Rat Pack’s Favorite Stripper Bar
Opened in the early 1960s by Alice and Harry Schiller, a nice couple from Beverly Hills, the Pink Pussycat at […]
Mocambo: An Elegant Venue for the Top Entertainers of the Day
Like Cafe Trocadero and Ciro’s, the Mocambo was a world-famous nightclub on the Sunset Strip catering to celebrities. Located at […]
Ciro’s: The Stars’ Favorite Nightspot for Nearly 20 Years
Louis Adlon, son of the proprietor of Berlin’s Hotel Adlon, opened Hollywood’s first iteration of Ciro’s in 1934. Located on […]
Cafe Trocadero Set the Style for Hollywood Glamour on the Sunset Strip
There were dozens of nightclubs operating at various times along the Sunset Strip in its early years – the 1920s […]
Billy Wilkerson: Sunset Strip Tastemaker – and Inveterate Gambler
William R. Wilkerson wore many hats. He was publisher of the Hollywood Reporter, of course, which, along with Variety, has […]