The Manor Hotel - Scientology Celebrity Center (Los Angeles, California)
USA /
California /
West Hollywood /
Los Angeles, California /
Franklin Avenue, 5930
World
/ USA
/ California
/ West Hollywood
World / United States / California
hotel, building, church of Scientology, historic landmark, 1929_construction, 1920s construction
manor-scientology.org/
5930 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 960-3201
www.scientology.cc/en_US/index.html
The Manor Hotel, which is run as an actual working hotel for out-of-town Scientologists, was originally built as the Chateau Elysée, a luxury hotel and apartment house intended to replicate a 17th century French-Norman castle. The Chateau Elysée was built in 1929 by Eleanor Ince, widow of Thomas H. Ince, the highly successful pioneer silent film producer.
When construction started in 1927, a new era for Hollywood was dawning. The first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolsen, was released that year. In a spirit echoing her husband’s contributions in the formative period of the film industry, Mrs. Ince provided a home for many of the artists that were now being drawn to Hollywood.
Residents of the Manor included some of the most famous names of the 1930s and 40s. The list includes: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn (room 211), Edward G. Robinson (room 216), Carol Lombard (room 305), Edgar Rice Burroughs (room 408), Humphrey Bogart (room 603), Clark Gable (room 604), Ginger Rogers (room 705), Ed Sullivan (room 501), Gracie Allen and George Burns (room 609), Katherine Hepburn, George Gershwin and Cary Grant.
As the center of the film world’s ‘chateau life’ in the 1930s, the Manor was often the scene of glamorous parties and saw frequent visits by Hollywood nobility dwelling in nearby estates.
The building then became a retirement home for actors and actresses in the 1950’s and was slated for demolition in 1972 when it was bought by the Church of Scientology. The Church renovated the building in the early 90’s, even restoring much of the original furniture. The building is now a historical landmark.
www.kcet.org/history-society/the-chateau-elysee-sciento...
5930 Franklin Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 960-3201
www.scientology.cc/en_US/index.html
The Manor Hotel, which is run as an actual working hotel for out-of-town Scientologists, was originally built as the Chateau Elysée, a luxury hotel and apartment house intended to replicate a 17th century French-Norman castle. The Chateau Elysée was built in 1929 by Eleanor Ince, widow of Thomas H. Ince, the highly successful pioneer silent film producer.
When construction started in 1927, a new era for Hollywood was dawning. The first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, with Al Jolsen, was released that year. In a spirit echoing her husband’s contributions in the formative period of the film industry, Mrs. Ince provided a home for many of the artists that were now being drawn to Hollywood.
Residents of the Manor included some of the most famous names of the 1930s and 40s. The list includes: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn (room 211), Edward G. Robinson (room 216), Carol Lombard (room 305), Edgar Rice Burroughs (room 408), Humphrey Bogart (room 603), Clark Gable (room 604), Ginger Rogers (room 705), Ed Sullivan (room 501), Gracie Allen and George Burns (room 609), Katherine Hepburn, George Gershwin and Cary Grant.
As the center of the film world’s ‘chateau life’ in the 1930s, the Manor was often the scene of glamorous parties and saw frequent visits by Hollywood nobility dwelling in nearby estates.
The building then became a retirement home for actors and actresses in the 1950’s and was slated for demolition in 1972 when it was bought by the Church of Scientology. The Church renovated the building in the early 90’s, even restoring much of the original furniture. The building is now a historical landmark.
www.kcet.org/history-society/the-chateau-elysee-sciento...
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_Élysée
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°6'16"N 118°19'7"W
- Hollywood Walk of Fame 2.4 km
- Los Angeles State Historic Park (The Cornfield) 8.5 km
- Rose Bowl Stadium 15 km
- Will Rogers State Historic Park 19 km
- Chatsworth Nature Preserve and Reservoir (site) 34 km
- King Gillette Ranch Park 36 km
- Grand Prix of Long Beach Circuit 39 km
- Kumekichi Ishibashi Ranch (site) 41 km
- Los Angeles Air Force Base, Fort MacArthur Annex 42 km
- Angels Gate Park / Fort MacArthur Upper Reservation (former) 43 km
- Sunset Gower Studios 1 km
- Hollywood Dell 1.3 km
- Thai Town 1.3 km
- Laughlin Park 1.5 km
- Little Armenia 1.6 km
- Hollywood 2.1 km
- East Hollywood 2.6 km
- Los Feliz 2.8 km
- Griffith Park 3.6 km
- Los Angeles County, California 18 km
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