September 11, 2014 /

Gin Babies – Flappers – Jazz Era at the Cocoanut Grove – 1927 – Hollywood

What the room looked like at a local hotspot, the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel:

A sketch of dancers in 1927:

And, this is what you would have danced to:

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5 Comments

    • Vickie Lester
      October 23, 2012

      It really captures the moment!

  2. cindybruchman
    September 11, 2014

    Awesome year! Great post. I loved it. 🙂

  3. Marcheline
    September 11, 2014

    Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

  4. martinturnbull
    September 12, 2014

    Is the top picture a photo or a sketch? I’m not sure which!

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