Hotel Roosevelt

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Victoria's Secret ad on the Roosevelt Hotel

For other uses, see Hotel Roosevelt (disambiguation).

The Hotel Roosevelt is a historic Spanish style hotel located at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Named for Theodore Roosevelt and financed by a group including Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Pickford and Louis B. Mayer, it first opened its doors on May 15, 1927.

The banquet and presentation of the 1st Academy Awards in 1929 was held at the hotel, although it was moved in subsequent years. Currently, the hotel is still in operation.

A recent renovation has made the hotel and its Tropicana poolside bar and club called Teddy's a Hollywood hotspot, where the latest young stars go to party.

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Roosevelt Hotel from Hollywood Blvd

Marilyn Monroe was a resident at the Hollywood Roosevelt for two years when her modeling career took off. Her first magazine shoot was taken on the diving board on the pool which was recently removed. Monroe stayed in Cabana 246 which over looked the pool side. A mirror which once hung in her room is now in the lobby and is thought to be haunted by her spirit. A number of people also claim to have seen her ghost dancing in the ballroom of the hotel. The hotel's pool contains a mural painted by David Hockney.

[edit] The hotel in popular culture

The film Shade features a climactic poker game at the Roosevelt.
The hotel is the setting for the shoot for the first music video for the pop duo Nemesis and was featured in an episode of the reality television series Jacob and Joshua: Nemesis Rising.
The hotel was used as a setting for a number of episodes of HBO's Entourage television series.
The hotel is the name of a song by the band Augustana, entitled 'Hotel Roosevelt'.
The hotel appears in the movie Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle.
Lauren Conrad from the television/reality show The Hills mentions she spends every Sunday morning at the Roosevelt pool; the pool is also featured in an episode.