Today & Tomorrow in Ktown...

Gaylord residents, neighbors & L.A., do not forget, starting this afternoon, Friday, April 18th, at 4pm until midnight tonight and tomorrow, Saturday, April 19th, from 2pm until midnight, KTOWN Night Market will be taking place. Join in on the festivities at the Robert F Kennedy Community Schools campus. There will be a carnival and live entertainment. Take part in the KTOWN Bar Crawl that will be hosted by Yelp. And enjoy the food truck line-up curated by the Seoul Sausage Company (winners of Food Network season 3's 'The Great Food Truck Race'). For more info on the logistics of all the events happening go to KTOWNnightmarket.com and facebook.com/ktownnightmarket. Get out and ENJOY!

The Easter Parade...

For those of you who observe, enjoy the Easter holiday this weekend. Pictured, the Easter Parade that took place in front of the Gaylord, in 1941. In the second photo, you will notice the long line in front of the Gaylord, with patrons waiting to get in to enjoy Easter Brunch.

AVAILABLE... MAY 1ST...

From the August 1927 'Gaylord Glimpses,' a little William Wordsworth poem to go along with the One Bedroom we will have AVAILABLE for May 1st.

***RENTED***-One Bedroom, 1050 sq ft, 11th floor, north, south & west views, $1900/month.***RENTED***

(This one will not last.)

Street Speak...

On a recent visit to Pasadena, I had to stop and take a photo of this city utility box on the sidewalk, along Colorado Blvd. It reads, 'If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.' Attributed to George Washington. Some street art/street speak has that way of making you stop and think. Thank you George Washington! and to whoever placed this in a public place to remind us all.

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!!!

Gaylord's 90th A Success...

The Gaylord's 90th Anniversary Party was a hit! A good crowd showed up to celebrate the iconic Gaylord and it's history with the Los Angeles landscape. Annie, tending bar in the HMS Bounty, could not get a rest from serving the 'Prohibition Drink' specials being offered up during the festivities. And the entertainment, headlined by Luca and Jenny was most appropriate for the occasion and sensational. Pictured above is our very own cabaret chanteuse, Jenny Eloise Rieu, with her piano accompanist, before and during their entertainment presentation. If you missed this party, you missed a good one, as it was well attended by Gaylord residents, friends, family & neighbors. 

90 Years of The Gaylord...

This Wednesday evening, April 9th, between 7-9pm, the Gaylord will celebrate it's 90th ANNIVERSARY! 90 years of history and still going strong, with a community & reverie like no other apartment establishment elsewhere. Performing will be our very own talented, Luca Ellis and Jenny Eloise Rieu! During the event, the HMS Bounty will be having specials on 4 popular 'Prohibition Drinks' from 1924. Come join us and celebrate this historic milestone.