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Vintage twaddle. Jam packed with British tuff. No filler.

#vintage #1960s #1970s #vintage ad #britian #british music #british tv #british film #british cinema #london

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In a town where people achieve great honor upon receiving an Academy Award or a Grammy... it's also nice to receive something for flashing your raspberry ripple. Formerly the Buckthorne Ranch, the prestigious Oakdale Guest Ranch in Devore (San Bernadino) was a nudist colony dating back to the mid-1950s. Located off the Glen Helen Ranch Road, the enclave was operated by Mel Hocker and his wife. The free-spirited couple enforced a few rules, including, "all girls and ladies, regardless of age, must wear bathing caps in the pool." Citing the sexual revolution, Mel Hocker (then 61 years old) opted to sell the place in 1972. The dynamic had shifted. He told Time magazine, "the remaining members are mostly middle-aged and elderly couples who come out only on the warm weekends." The new owners were William and Fran Flesher, who kept the pageants but changed the name to the Tree House Fun Ranch. The "clothing-optional" resort survived into the mid-1990s. Today, the empty stretch of Glen Helen Road is devoid of life. A dusty, barren vista with nothing to offer.

#nudist #sanbernardino #vintagelosangeles #naked

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BACK TO THE 80s... a visual, rapid-fire excursion of vintage ads and cinematcic bits and bobs. All printed material

#1980s #1980sfilm #1980smusic #1980sfashion #1980smovies #pop culture

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After making the traumatic film Psycho, Janet Leigh changed direction entirely and recorded this album in London.

#1960s #janetleigh #vinyl #vintagelosangeles #xmasmusic #vintagevinyl

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LOOK Magazine covers Valley of the Dolls, September 1967.

#sharontate #valleyofthedolls #1960s #1960sfilm #pattyduke #barbaraparkins #helter skelter

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Melody Maker, 1968. Among the people featured on the cover are John Peel, Frank Zappa, Julie Driscoll and Arthur Brown.

#london #britain #british history #britishmusic #arthurbrown #1960s #1968

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Late farewell to the Pussycat Theatre in West Hollywood. The former Monica became the Left Bank in 1969. The "Big Cat" opened March 1970 showing 'Sexual Freedom in Denmark'.

#vintagelosangeles #westhollywood #1960s #1970s #adultfilm #xrated #pussycattheatre

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A vintage walloping of British pop-culture in just under two minutes.

#pop culture #british #britain #london #1960s #1970s #drwho #vintagelondon

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Capture the Spirit of the Holiday Season... at May Co, December 1961.

#vintagelosangeles #1960s #fashion #vintagefashion

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December 1966 // What's Happening, Rodney? Glendale's hippest club was better known as The Ice House (here called The Light House for some reason). Located in the 1929 Art Deco Glendale Masonic Temple, the club proved so popular it spawned a second location in Pasadena, which still exists. In the 1980s, the Glendale venue became 'Network 1' - the largest under-21 club in Southern California.

#vintagelosangeles #rodney bingenheimer #glendale #1960s #southern california

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1962 // The fabulous ERAWAN GARDEN HOTEL, located in Palm Desert. Designed by Willard C. Kruger & Associates. Became the Miramonte Resort in 2005.

#vintagelosangeles #palmdesert #palmsprings #1950s #1960s #architecture

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1961 // Formerly 'Beverly Television & Radio', the company had been in business since 1947. Other locations opened in Tustin and Panorama City. In the 1970s, the Beverly Blvd location was operated by Harry and Avonne [sic] Margulies. On August 13th, 1978, the LA Times reported the couple were found bound, gagged, blindfolded, and shot to death in their Hollywood Hills home. The three assailants took their keys and robbed the store. In 1980, 18-year-old Eric Kimble was found guilty of two counts of murder, one count of robbery, and a single count of rape in connection to the Doheny Estates slaying. Kimble received the death penalty and was sent to San Quentin State Prison. As recently as 2019, Eric B. Kimble is still on death row. The Beverly Blvd. spot closed in 1989 and is currently a mattress store.

#vintagelosangeles #beverlyblvd #truecrime #murder #1970s

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Not to be confused with the showstopping Las Vegas revue where Ann-Margaret kicked her heels, this was a notorious massage parlor in West Hollywood. Located on the site of the Gerard Theatrical Agency ("topless dancers"), the upscale place for men to unwind was operated by Mark Roy. A former Arthur Murray dance instructor, Roy married Judalon Smyth in 1981 at a ceremony in Griffth Park. Smyth crossed paths later in life with Dr. Leon Jerome Oziel; sex therapist to the Menendez Brothers. Writing about Mark Roy, author Gay Talese wrote, "He occupied a large three-story house half a block south of Sunset. The house had a parking lot for eighty cars. Like Caesar's Retreat in New York, the Circus Maximus had a decor that evoked Roman hedonism. Its thirty masseuses wore purple, gold, or white crepe mini gowns. And his motto proclaimed: "Men have not had such a good time since the days of Pompeii." Anyway, the place for love and warmth opened around 1970 and was shut down in the mid-1980s when local ordinances, led by Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, clamped down on massage parlor hours. Gates enacted a sting operation known as "Express West" and cited the popular Grecian hangout as a house of prostitution, noting the parlor took in around $8000 daily. Gates mentioned it was important to take action to help clean up the city in time for the Olympics. By 1985, the parlor, then calling itself a health spa, was ultimately evicted by the landlord who owned the 1200 block of North La Cienega

#vintagelosangeles #westhollywood #menendez brothers #1970s

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Just browsing for something comfortable is actress and model, Leslie McRay (sometimes spelled McRae). The raven-haired stunner modeled extensively in the late 1960s; finalist in the Miss Press Club contest, Queen of the Southern California Open, Queen of the Building Products Show of Southern California, and 2nd Runner-Up in the Miss World USA for 1968. One of the stores pictured here is Arnaud's boutique on North La Cienega in West Hollywood. Owned by Claire Arnaud, the tiny shop opened around 1968 and survived until the early 1980s. Not sure what happened to the amazing ceiling light...

#vintagelosangeles #1960s #westhollywood

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Eye Magazine, 1969. Illustration by Lene Bernbom.

#art #design #illustration #artwork #1969 #1960s #1970s

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Jan 31, 1998 // Angelina Jolie in GIA. Speaking to Jolie's performance, the LA Times raved: "Line up the Emmys, the Golden Globes and the CableAce Awards... the work of an impressive young talent"

#supermodel #modeling #angelina jolie #gia carangi #1990s #HBO

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Strictly for Lounging // Designs by Lucie Ann, 1964.

#vintage #vintagefashion #1960s #pajamas #sleepwear