Archiving Angeles (AA): The Knickerbocker

By Jason Burns
October 9th, 2009 @ 11:56 AM History

Knickerbocker

Hotel President Herman B. Sarno was joined by film starlets Heidi Heidemann, Beverly Anderson, and Kathy Marlowe, comedian Jack Carson, film Actress Connie Towers, and singing star Byron Palmer for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the luxurious Hollywood Knickerbocker Hotel.

The year was 1955.

Photo from the USC Digital Library

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4 Comments so far

  1. David Markland (markland) on October 9th, 2009 @ 3:38 pm

    Natch – the Knickerbocker was opened in the 20’s. The groundbreaking was for an adjoining club.


  2. flowerofhighrank on October 9th, 2009 @ 7:02 pm

    and boom- I’m in love with Kathy Marlowe.


  3. frazgo (unregistered) on October 9th, 2009 @ 7:35 pm

    No kidding, she’s pretty stunning though Beverly Anderson and the jack hammer could give her a run for the money!


  4. Matt Mason (mason) on October 10th, 2009 @ 12:52 pm

    It’s interesting how the “starlets” and the “actress” are dressed/posed/treated so differently.



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