Posted Mar 8, 2011, 9:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ninja55
Thanks so much for all the photos of old L.A. My Great Uncle was none other than Bert Rovere. Restaurateur, sportsman, and man about town from 1920 until his death in the late 50's. He was the owner of the Paris Inn and Lucca's in L.A. and the Hurricane in San Francisco. His sister, Emma, married Joe Musso, of Musso and Frank's fame in 1936. He left his interest in the restaurant around 1927 and opened his own beautiful place on Wilshire called Musso's Parisian Gardens. It ran until his death.
I have an advertisement for the Paris Inn that says its was on 210 E. Market Street, just East of City Hall. I can't find any Market street downtown anymore. The only one is by the beach and certainly not east of City Hall. Does anyone know what street downtown was originally Market Street?
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Welcome, Ninja55... I never knew that the extended Musso family was a group of such prolific restaurateurs-- here are a couple of items pertaining to the Parisian Garden:
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Last edited by GaylordWilshire; Mar 9, 2011 at 1:21 AM.
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