Episode 113: Garden of Good and Eatin’ (Old Hollywood Stomping Grounds)

 

Shirley Temple serving sailors at the Hollywood Canteen

photo courtesy of LAPL photo collection

We're taking a trip back into old Hollywood to spend a night in two of the most legendary celebrity hangouts the city has ever known. We'll be serving food at the Hollywood Canteen (14:57) and spending the night at the salacious Garden of Allah (58:38).

Books used for research:

The Hollywood Canteen: Where the Greatest Generation Danced With the Most Beautiful Girls in the World by Lisa Mitchell

The Garden of Allah by Sheilah Graham

 
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