Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

The construction of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, completed in 1927, was led by a group of celebrities headed by Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer president Louis B. Mayer, and United Artists president Joseph M. Schenck. The first Academy Awards were held in its Blossom Room in 1929, with The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences housed in what is now the Academy Room. The hotel was a hideaway for Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. Marilyn Monroe did her first commercial shoot by the pool. The Cinegrill nightclub was popular with stars like Mary Martin, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn, and Ronald Reagan.