It looks like we have a few takers for Saturday April 16 at the Formosa Cafe located at
7156 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046
6PM
There's free parking for an hour or two (I'm not quite sure) at the Target mall right next to it.
Those interested, please post your comments.
In the meantime, here's a scene from L.A. Confidential shot at the Formosa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfyd9YVo9uU&feature=player_embedded#at=16
Some history; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Cafe
Here's another page with information: http://federicodecalifornia.wordpress.com/tag/film-noir/
Opened in 1925, it's a great old timey place, very well preserved, with atmosphere to spare. The following are/were patrons to the Formosa Cafe according to Wikipedia:
* Marlon Brando
* Warren Beatty
* Jack Benny
* Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall
* Bono
* Nicolas Cage
* James Dean
* Johnny Depp
* Shannen Doherty
* Michael Douglas
* Richard Dreyfuss
* Jodie Foster
* Clark Gable
* Judy Garland
* Curtis Hanson
* Paris Hilton
* David Janssen
* Grace Kelly
* Jerry Lewis
* Ford Austin
* Karl Malden
* Dean Martin
* Marilyn Monroe
* Matthew Perry
* Elvis Presley
* Elizabeth Short
* Bugsy Siegel
* Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner
* Christian Slater
* Britney Spears
* Rod Steiger
* Elizabeth Taylor
* Lana Turner
* Jack Webb
* Rob Sheridan
* Brad Pitt
* Natalie Wood & Robert Wagner
* John Wayne
7156 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046
6PM
There's free parking for an hour or two (I'm not quite sure) at the Target mall right next to it.
Those interested, please post your comments.
In the meantime, here's a scene from L.A. Confidential shot at the Formosa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfyd9YVo9uU&feature=player_embedded#at=16
Some history; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Cafe
Here's another page with information: http://federicodecalifornia.wordpress.com/tag/film-noir/
Opened in 1925, it's a great old timey place, very well preserved, with atmosphere to spare. The following are/were patrons to the Formosa Cafe according to Wikipedia:
* Marlon Brando
* Warren Beatty
* Jack Benny
* Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall
* Bono
* Nicolas Cage
* James Dean
* Johnny Depp
* Shannen Doherty
* Michael Douglas
* Richard Dreyfuss
* Jodie Foster
* Clark Gable
* Judy Garland
* Curtis Hanson
* Paris Hilton
* David Janssen
* Grace Kelly
* Jerry Lewis
* Ford Austin
* Karl Malden
* Dean Martin
* Marilyn Monroe
* Matthew Perry
* Elvis Presley
* Elizabeth Short
* Bugsy Siegel
* Frank Sinatra & Ava Gardner
* Christian Slater
* Britney Spears
* Rod Steiger
* Elizabeth Taylor
* Lana Turner
* Jack Webb
* Rob Sheridan
* Brad Pitt
* Natalie Wood & Robert Wagner
* John Wayne
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