The Cocoanut Grove | Things That Aren't Here Anymore | KCET

The Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard was a lavish, 24-acre nightclub that was open from 1921 to 1989. It was an important venue for performers like Bing Crosby, Ray Charles, Barbara Streisand, Dean Martin, Harry Belafonte, Judy Gardland and Diana Ross. It hosted the oscars multiple times, as well as celebrity-filled parties.
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My father was one of the violinists in Freddy Martins band for a while. Apparently the band thought the guy was an a*s. But the Grove was awesome

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And those DRESSES!💞