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The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
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America
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7000, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90028, United States.
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About The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
The Hollywood Roosevelt is infamous for hosting the first ever Academy Awards in the year 1929, and housing distinguished Hollywood personalities like Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Clark Gable, etc. It boasts of a spectacular view of the Hollywood hills and the iconic "Hollywod" sign.
Some Lesser Known Facts About The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- The iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was opened on May 15, 1927. It is named after President Theodore Roosevelt and has been designated as the LA historic-cultural monument no.545.
- Hotel Roosevelt is notorious for alleged paranormal activities, that is, sightings of ghosts of celebrities that have spent considerable amounts of time here, have been reported. These include names like Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Cliff, Carmen Miranda and Humphery Bogart. The premises are haunted by these lurking spirits.
- A full-length mirror sits in the basement that is said to have belonged to Marilyn Monroe. Some have claimed to seeing her standing by the mirror. Non-believers argue that a picture of Marilyn hanging opposite the mirror, might be the cause of this phenomena. A trick of the brain. But believers are persistent.
- Another incident involves hearing the voice of the American actor Montgomery Cliff. It's believed that you can hear him recite his lines and hum a line or two in his old suite, room 928.
- The first ever Academy Awards were held in the Blossom Ballroom of the hotel. The winners were announced and the ceremony was over in 15 minutes. The tickets cost $5 and a total of 250 people attended.
- A suite on the top floor of the hotel is famously known as the "Gable-Lombard" suite. This is the suite that actor Clark Gable and actress Carole Lombard stayed in during their infamous affair.
- Various movie and TV shows have used the Roosevelt Hotel for shooting location. Some of them include Catch Me If You Can, Beverly Hills Cops II, Curb Your Enthusiasm and I Love Lucy.
- It was financed by a group of people including Louis B. Mayer, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Sid Grauman. The amount used to complete the construction of the hotel is said to be $2.5 million in 1927 which is around $36.8 million today.
- A fire broke out on December 29, 1963 in the Blossom Ballroom. Although the fire didn't go beyond the second floor, 22 people died as a result of toxic fumes rushing up the air shafts (carbon mooxide poisening and asphyxiation) but no one could account for the cause of the fire.
- There are 12 stories in the building. These 12 floors include 300 rooms, out of which there are 63 suites. It boasts of the view of the iconic "Hollywood" sign and rests along the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. It has a Spanish Colonial Revival Style interior, with leather sofas, wrought-iron chandeliers and colorful tiled fountains.
- Another incident involves hearing the voice of the American actor Montgomery Cliff. It's believed that you can hear him recite his lines and hum a line or two in his old suite, room 928.
- A fire broke out on December 29, 1963 in the Blossom Ballroom. Although the fire didn't go beyond the second floor, 22 people died as a result of toxic fumes rushing up the air shafts (carbon mooxide poisening and asphyxiation) but no one could account for the cause of the fire.
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