Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Gaylord Glimpses from August 1927...

Inside this issue, on page 1; an advertisement for 'Nealite', the lighting company that was in the process, at this time, of installing the neon signs on top of the Gaylord.
On page 5; notes on the renovations that had taken place on the #05 & #07 units to create one larger unit and the same on the #14 & #16 units. Also, the announcement of the new 'Gaylord' neon, our shining beacon.
On page 7; the arrival of Broadway actresses Marion Coakley and Georgette Cohan (daughter of composer, George M.Cohan) to the Gaylord. The two having prior spent time up at the Hearst Ranch at San Simeon... okay William Randolph, I hope you were a gentleman.
Also notice of our film actress, Constance Talmadge meeting up with her sister, film actress Norma (The Talmadge apartment building 2 blocks away) in Paris.
On page 9; a photo of our film actress, Dorothy Mackaill, arriving at the Gaylord. Dorothy was featured in 68 titles from 1920 all the way up to an appearance on the television series Hawaii Five-O in 1980. She starred with Douglas Fairbanks Jr in 'The Barker' from 1928, with Basil Rathbone in 1930's 'The Flirting Widow' and with Humphrey Bogart in 1932's 'Love Affair.'
On pages 16 & 17; a photo & story on the Gaylord's Linen Room, which is now working today as the wood shop & screen making room with the original table still in place being used as a work top, as pictured in the photo.
On page 22; an advertisement for the Gaylord Beauty Shoppe promoting the 'Eugene Wave' for your hair, ladies.