My 86 year old friend, Marilyn Wallace, tells me that Yvonne De Carlo used to work there. Marilyn's sister was a Carroll Girl, and they used to refer to the Florentine Gardens as a "lesser Earl Carroll club."
My mother was in the trapeze act shown in this montage. She is the one in the middle. Heard many stories about this place. It was "THE" place to go and be seen; a very classy joint.
This is awesome. Hard to believe that Hollywood used to look like this. I went to Florentine Gardens in the 90s and trashy is too nice of a description.
I have a picture of my family there in 1944. Apparently now it's a trashy place. Sometimes I'm not at all convinced that the technologyu is worth it if cool floor shows make way for exotic dancers. Even the outside looks seedy now,
It's still there as far as I know. I used to go Disco dancing with friends there in the late 70's and eraly 80's It is said that the Black Daliha was last seen there the night she was killed.
@quicksilverwade i always got in free my brother girl friend owned the place ......
bambamh20 1 day ago
My 86 year old friend, Marilyn Wallace, tells me that Yvonne De Carlo used to work there. Marilyn's sister was a Carroll Girl, and they used to refer to the Florentine Gardens as a "lesser Earl Carroll club."
mamadontmosh 6 months ago
i remember this place in the 80's and how the music was so loud.
quicksilverwade 7 months ago
marilyn monroe and elizabeth short [black dahalia] used to go here
TheSeanm102 7 months ago
My mother was in the trapeze act shown in this montage. She is the one in the middle. Heard many stories about this place. It was "THE" place to go and be seen; a very classy joint.
Bonz0324 1 year ago
What happened to California?
MrMfloor 1 year ago
This is awesome. Hard to believe that Hollywood used to look like this. I went to Florentine Gardens in the 90s and trashy is too nice of a description.
MrMfloor 1 year ago
I totally agree with you..
karinav3 2 years ago
I have a picture of my family there in 1944. Apparently now it's a trashy place. Sometimes I'm not at all convinced that the technologyu is worth it if cool floor shows make way for exotic dancers. Even the outside looks seedy now,
Catracks3 2 years ago
It's still there as far as I know. I used to go Disco dancing with friends there in the late 70's and eraly 80's It is said that the Black Daliha was last seen there the night she was killed.
quartzhillian 2 years ago