Description: THIS VINTAGE MATCHBOOK FROM THE 1940's IS A {{RARE-FIND}} ... FEATURING THE ELEGANT **FLORENTINE GARDENS** CABARET-RESTAURANT LOGO, THIS ITEM IS A PIECE OF HISTORY ... THE MATCHBOOK IS A UNIQUE ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTOR OF VINTAGE RESTAURANTS, RISQUE AND MATCHBOOKS ... 10 GRAPHIC "RISQUE" MATCHES (Missing 5 matches) ... WITH ITS STRIKING DESIGNS OUTSIDE TO THE MATCHES INSIDE AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, IT SURE TO BE A CONVERSATION STARTER ... OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY! (Please refer to item condition and scans for description). (Approximate dimensions flat: 1 1/2" x 2")._______________________________________________________________________________________________Florentine GardensFlorentine Gardens, Jan 1939Location5955 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, California United StatesTypeNightclubConstructionBuilt1938Opened1938Renovated1981Closed1948; transformed into The Cotton Club; Returned to the Florentine Gardens in 1982Websitehttps://www.florentinehollywood.com/The Florentine Gardens was a nightclub in Hollywood, California, at 5955 Hollywood Boulevard, opened on December 28, 1938, by restaurateur Guido Braccini.[1] The building was designed by architect Gordon B. Kaufmann[2] and featured a European garden motif. Manager and emcee Nils Granlund. Nils Thor Granlund (known as N.T.G.) had been a radio announcer, as well as a promoter and producer of live shows in New York. He became manager and emcee of the club and brought in big bands and well-known performers including The Mills Brothers, the Ink Spots, Sophie Tucker, and fan dancerSally Rand.[3]Advertisement for grand opening, 1938The original Florentine Gardens was a restaurant serving Italian food that also offered dancing and live entertainment – often of the burlesque variety. The venue seated over 1000 patrons for dinner and was popular with American servicemen on leave in Hollywood during World War II.[4]Dance performances at the club helped launch the careers of actors Gwen Verdon and Yvonne DeCarlo. Sixteen-year-old Norma Jeane Baker (Marilyn Monroe) met 22-year-old defense plant worker Jim Dougherty at the Florentine Gardens and the couple held their wedding reception at the venue in June 1942.[5]The club closed in 1948 and new owners renamed it The Cotton Club.[6] It later became a club featuring scantily clad dancers, was a Salvation Army outpost,[7] a dental school, salsa club, and hip hop club.[8] Avalon Attractions started booking acts at the “New Florentine Gardens” in 1981, featuring such acts as Chuck Berry, X, Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, Fear, and The Blasters. Between 1982 and 1983 on Friday nights they had KROQ Nights (A So Cal New Wave Dance Music Station) with KROQ's & VH1 DJ Richard Blade and Florentines Saturday nights inhouse DJ on the light controller for Richard Blade DJ Ralphie D. [9]Owner Kenneth MacKenzie fought efforts by the City of Los Angeles to demolish the club in 2005 to build a new fire station.[10][11][12][13]_______________________________________________________________________________________________ We strive to find rare and unusual vintage pieces to match up with your special collection. Returns are readily accepted if the item(s) is the same as described. Item(s) must be in the exact condition as delivered. Buyer pays return shipping. Items $30.00 or more will be shipped with tracking. Items $200.00 or more will be shipped with insurance. Combined shipping discount for multiple purchases (Please wait for us to send invoice for 2 or more items). Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Be sure to check out our "ever changing" inventory of vintage postage stamps, postal covers, postal cards, billheads, letterheads, stock certificates, stock coupons, bank checks, railroad and steamship ephemera, Civil War ephemera, World War I ephemera, World War II ephemera, promissory notes, automotive ephemera, fraternity ephemera, circus ephemera, jeweler and pocket watch ephemera and memorabilia, sports ephemera and memorabilia, vintage matchbooks, military memorabilia, medals, pins and ephemera, vintage coins, vintage worldwide banknotes, vintage tokens, historical memorabilia and ephemera, vintage pens and pencils, vintage programs, vintage menus plus many other special items we can pass onto our customers. Empire Stamp Company INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING:USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL/FIRST CLASS PACKAGE INTERNATIONAL SERVICE.DELIVERY TIMES WILL VARY BY LOCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS.
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