The story
Johnny Depp's infamous rock club on the sidewalk where River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on Halloween 1993.
Everything that was here
- 1993–present · still open
The Viper RoomNightclub
Johnny Depp's infamous rock club on the sidewalk where River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on Halloween 1993.
See the map in 1994 → - 1964–present · still open
Whisky a Go GoNightclub
America's first real discotheque, where The Doors were the house band and go-go dancers performed in suspended cages.
See the map in 1965 → - 1940–present · still open
Hollywood PalladiumBallroom
The Streamline Moderne ballroom that opened with Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra, later hosting Jimi Hendrix and becoming home to the Lawrence Welk Show.
See the map in 1941 → - 1938–2017
Earl Carroll TheatreTheater
The Streamline Moderne showplace with a 20-foot neon portrait of a showgirl, later becoming Nickelodeon's West Coast headquarters.
See the map in 1939 → - 1932–1983
Schwab's PharmacyPharmacy
Hollywood's legendary drugstore hangout, falsely credited with discovering Lana Turner, where 'Over the Rainbow' was written at the lunch counter.
See the map in 1933 → - 1966–1967
Black Cat TavernBar
Site of the first LGBTQ+ protest in Southern California, two years before Stonewall.
See the map in 1967 → - 1927–1959
Garden of Allah HotelHotel
The legendary Hollywood bungalow compound where F. Scott Fitzgerald, Humphrey Bogart, and countless stars lived, loved, and fell apart.
See the map in 1928 → - 1941–1958
MocamboNightclub
The exotic bird-filled nightclub where Marilyn Monroe intervened to get Ella Fitzgerald her first major booking, forever changing jazz history.
See the map in 1942 → - 1940–1957
Ciro'sNightclub
The legendary Sunset Strip nightclub where Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart, and Frank Sinatra held court before it became The Comedy Store.
See the map in 1941 → - 1934–1947
Cafe TrocaderoNightclub
The black-tie French supper club that defined Sunset Strip glamour, where photos of stars might appear in The Hollywood Reporter the next morning.
See the map in 1935 →
Nearby history
The Viper Room
Barney's Beanery
Chasen's Restaurant
Tail o' the Pup
Chasen's
Whisky a Go Go
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