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On 2011-11-09 19:24, Captain Grimes wrote:
On 2008-11-25 15:28, Tattoo wrote:
The hardest part has been trying to figure out when the 7 Seas opened (and closed). The dateline I have come up looking at postcards and writings is
1936 - a post card that refers to a visit in 1936
1937 - Ray Haller postcard
1941 - Bob Brooks postcard
1981 - Wonderland Murder article in NY Times
So it's save to say the 7 Seas was open from at least 1936 through 1981. Another question I've had is the whole Ray Haller and Bob Brooks relation. If you ask me, they're the same person!
I've been doing a little research in the LA Times for a project, and came up with some possible answers.
The earliest mention of the 7 Seas that I can find is from The Times' Hollywood gossip column of December 26, 1935. Here's the full quote:
Recent visitors at Ray Hallor's Seven Seas Cafe included Alice Faye, Jean Harlow, Dorothy Lee, the Hugh Herberts, Betty Lawford, Eugene O'Brien, and the Ray Dodges.
I've discovered the exact opening date. From the LA Times column "Around and About in Hollywood" on November 30, 1935:
"A preview of Ray Hallor's new Seven Seas cocktail lounge is set for Monday night with the formal opening the following evening." Nov. 30, 1935 was a Saturday, so that would make the formal opening on December 3, 1935. Additionally, I think Ray Hallor is referred to in such a way that it is assumed the reader is familiar with the name, especially since it's in a Hollywood column, further cementing the conclusion that the actor is the correct guy.
edit: bad math
[ Edited by: holdontotherail 2017-05-12 18:55 ]
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