July 1926...

Shown here is the July 1926 issue of 'Gaylord Glimpses.' Recently and thankfully it was returned to our archives after having been missing for years.

Of note, on page 6, is a photo of Elaine Hammerstein in her wedding gown. Elaine had been living here at the Gaylord, for a couple of years, with her mother, while pursuing her acting career. Elaine is the cousin of two time Academy Award winner for his musical compositions, Oscar Hammerstein II. Elaine starred in 44 films and appeared in 1925's 'Parisian Nights' with Boris Karloff. Her last films were made in 1926 and she retired that year upon marrying Los Angeles City Fire Commissioner, Walter Kays. They held their wedding buffet breakfast in the Gaylord's 'Fountain Room.' Tragically, their lives ended in a horrible auto accident, in 1948, on the Tijuana/Ensenada Highway, in Mexico. Elaine was 51 years, at the time of her death.

On the pages 12 & 13 spread, there is a photo of the Gaylord Gardens, which is where our lovely pool now sits. What a beautiful sight and view that was!!!