First name on this page of the old
Gaylord register, C.C. Julian, arriving on September 29, 1924 and departing on January 29, 1925. Otherwise known as Courtenay Chauncey Julian and originally from Canada. Before arriving to Los Angeles, in 1920, to strike it rich in the oil industry, he worked as a rigger in Texas. C.C. would become known for the 'Julian Petroleum Scandal' of the 1920's, swindling folks of their money to invest in his Julian Petroleum. By the Spring of 1923, he was trying to avoid prosecutors and a pending federal indictment. In early 1924, 'Charlie Chaplin decked him with a punch at Cafe Petroushka' and he had to dodge bullets while at his Los Feliz mansion... therefore, his most likely reason for arriving at the
Gaylord in September 1924. The
Gaylord was made up of all sorts of characters, coming and going!
This is just one of the many distinguished names that graced the original register for the
Gaylord, from opening day in April 1924 to July 1927.
(info on C.C. Julian came from an April 10, 1994 LA Times article)
