Thursday, May 26, 2005

Mae West perch: Ravenswood [570 North Rossmore]

A longtime Mae West perch was The Ravenswood at 570 North Rossmore [Los Angeles].
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Well, well - quoth The Ravenswood: "Mae West Evermore!"
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Ted Soqui, writing in L.A. Weekly, had this to say:
"Not far from the point where Vine Street turns into Rossmore, a tall and elegant row of apartment buildings appears. . . ."
According to an article written by Ted Soqui [published in L.A. Weekly], Mae West owned the Ravenswood and lived in apartment # 611 until her death in 1980.
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Also according to journalist Ted Soqui, John F. Kennedy had lived in the penthouse of the streamlined classic moderne Mauretania, designed by Milton J. Black for actor Jack Haley (the Tin Man), during the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1960 and rendez-voused with Marilyn Monroe. And the El Royale in recent years has been called a dormitory for agents and others with entertainment glamour jobs. . . .
- - SOURCE of this information - -
an article in L.A. Weekly
"Rossmore Glamour"
by TED SOQUI
LA Weekly, CA - - Apr 27, 2005

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