i'm intrigued by this photograph of the Roosevelt Hotel's outdoor patio dining area taken in 1930.
The chinese theater is clearly visible, so this outdoor patio was located on the north/east corner of the Roosevelt hotel lot, where the Cinegrill is supposed to be
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this surprises me, as i always thought that the cinegrill building was a part of the hotel, and was built with the building in 1927........hmmmmmmmmm