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Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles 1954The Cocoanut Grove nightclub, located within Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel, became a byword for glamour when it opened in April 1921, with an exotic Moroccan theme. Papier mache cocoanut trees used in Rudolph Valentinos silent film classic The Sheik were repurposed as decoration for the nightclub. Swinging from their branches were stuffed monkeys blinking at revelers with electric eyes. Hollywood stars such as Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer

but these groundbreaking studio tours were discontinued around 1930 due to the advent of ‘talkies’ and stages not being sufficiently soundproofed

as the lobster is balancing a water melon like a juggler

The couple had previously run a private club called the Redman during Prohibition

There were four restaurants

Armenonville

With a $200 investment

which later became an Oscar-winning film

the menu was American and Chinese

This colorful story

This was the era of programs such as I Love Lucy

The Lobster Pot was famous for its food with a menu that was peculiar to English seaside towns

This 1960s menu cover features a rendering of The Card Players