Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
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| Location | 7000 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
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| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Fisher, Lake & Traver |
| Architectural style(s) | Spanish Colonial Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| Designated | 1991[1] |
| Reference no. | 545 |
 Location of Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic hotel designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Named after United States president Theodore Roosevelt and financed by a group including Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Louis B. Mayer, it first opened its doors on May 15, 1927. It cost $2.5 million ($34.1 million in today's money or dollars) to complete this twelve-story building, which holds 300 rooms and suites. It is now managed by Thompson Hotels.
Following a major renovation in 2005 overseen by Dodd Mitchell, The Hollywood Roosevelt has been more prominently featured in films and in Hollywood nightlife. There has been a recent surge in popularity with young Hollywood in the last few years, thanks to trendy nightclub Teddy's, which is located in the main lobby of the hotel.[2]
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Place in Hollywood History
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hosted the presentation of the 1st Academy Awards in 1929 inside its Blossom ballroom. Later ceremonies were much larger than this banquet for 250, so there was never an attempt to host the awards at the hotel a second time.
Actress Frances Farmer was the guest of honor in 1958 after appearing on This Is Your Life. Marilyn Monroe was a resident at the Hollywood Roosevelt for two years when her modeling career took off. Her first magazine shoot was taken in the Roosevelt.[3] The hotel's remodeled pool contains an underwater mural painted by David Hockney.[4]
Alleged hauntings
There have been many rumors of hauntings at this hotel. Some involve celebrities, such as Marilyn Monroe,[5] Montgomery Clift, and Errol Flynn.[6] Others involve a little girl in a blue dress.[7] There have also been reports of cold spots, photographic "orbs", and mysterious phone calls to the hotel operator.[8]
Notable residents (past and present)
Clark Gable and Carole Lombard paid five dollars a night for their penthouse,[9] now named the Gable & Lombard Penthouse. There is also a Marilyn Monroe Suite at the hotel.[10] Actress Elizabeth Patterson lived in the hotel during her 35-year motion picture career.
See also
References
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External links
- Hotels in Los Angeles, California
- Buildings and structures in Hollywood
- Hollywood Boulevard
- Hollywood history and culture
- Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
- Landmarks in Los Angeles, California
- 1927 establishments in California
- Hotels established in 1927
- Reportedly haunted locations in Los Angeles, California
