Robert plant in 1975 looking down from the continental hyatt balcony to a large billboard on sunset boulevard advertising the led zeppelin album physical graffiti the debauchery and nihilism of the 1970s rock scene is perfectly captured in the andaz west hollywood a hotel on the sunset strip that was then called the continental hyatt.
Image of roof of continental hyatt house.
Chrome postcard continental hyatt house hollywood ca.
After spending a few evenings with bands at the hyatt my friends and i began calling it the continental riot house.
My grandkids loved the pool.
2014 at the roof lounge of the andaz hotel in san diego during the san diego comic con international.
Driving down the sunset strip in the 1970s could be hazardous to your health.
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On hollywood s celebrated sunset strip 13 stories 300 rooms rooftop pool and sundeck with cocktail and luncheon service sweeping view of los angeles coffee shop gourmet dining room piano bar entertainment nightly complete banquet and meeting facilities 30 min.
The hotel was opened in 1963 by gene autry as gene autry s hotel continental.
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The continental hyatt had become a base of operations for many up and coming bands as it was close to the whiskey a go go and the many clubs and recording studios in west hollywood.
In the late 1960s and 1970s the hotel s proximity to popular clubs such as the whisky a go go made it the preferred los angeles accommodation for touring rock groups notably english bands led zeppelin the who and the.
I loved the breakfast food the fact that the hotel had up dated furniture.
Andaz hotel on the sunset strip formerly the continental hyatt house detail of decorative bar.
It s near a mall that has 400 hundred stores in the mall.
One of my favorite led zeppelin era photos of robert plant is the famous golden god photo showing plant in 1975 looking down from the continental hyatt balcony to a large billboard on sunset boulevard advertising the led zeppelin album physical graffiti.
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Sold to hyatt hotels corporation in 1966 it was renamed the continental hyatt house.
Originally opened by singing cowboy gene autry the continental hyatt house s prime position towards the eastern end of sunset strip made it handy for the rock clubs it was its forgiving attitude.