Grand Opening of the Hollywood Roosevelt’s Pool
- Jul 4, 2024
- 3 min read
In the summer of 1950, the historic Hollywood Roosevelt expanded with a million-dollar tropical resort: The Promenade.
The Hollywood Boulevard hotel’s two-story annex is nestled in an exotic garden of Hawaiian flowers and towering palms with an eighty-foot swimming pool, outdoor barbecue, and snack bar. Colorful chaise lounges and matching umbrellas occupied the spacious sun-lazing area, laid in water-absorbent volcanic stone for poolside dancing.
To ensure year-round enjoyment, the tile-trimmed pool was heated, and at night, “daylighted” by 3600 watts of illumination.
