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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is a historic hotel designed
in the Spanish Colonial Revivalstyle, located at
7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles,
California. Named after
United States president Theodore Roosevelt and
financed by a group including DouglasFairbanks, 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 recentsurge in
popularity with young Hollywood in the last few years, thanks to
trendy nightclubTeddy's, which is located in the main lobby of the
hotel.[2]
Contents
1 Place in Hollywood History 2 Alleged
hauntings 3 Notable residents (past and
present) 4 See also 5
References 6 External links
Place in Hollywood History
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel hosted the presentation of
the 1st Academy Awards in 1929inside its Blossom
ballroom. Later ceremonies were much larger than this banquet for
250, sothere 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 modelingcareer 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 asMarilyn Monroe,[5] Montgomery
Clift, and Errol Flynn.[6] Others involve a little
girl in a bluedress.[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)
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