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Cafe Trocadero was an upscale nightclub that opened on the Sunset Strip in 1934 and immediately became the place where Hollywood stars went to be seen. Not surprisingly, photographs of the stars out on the town at the Troc one night might appear in The Hollywood Reporter the next day, as both Cafe Trocadero and THR were owned by William R. Wilkerson. A black tie French-inspired supper club, at 8610 Sunset Blvd. in the posh Sunset Plaza section of the Strip, it was one of the most famous nightclubs in the world. ==Post-Wilkerson Management== In May 1938, Wilkerson announced that he had sold Cafe Trocadero to Nola Hahn, the owner of Club Continental, formerly the Airport Gardens, an illegal casino on Sonora Avenue in Glendale, California.〔"History Detectives," Episonde 911, Story 1 – Club Continental, PBS〕 Within a year, however, Cafe Trocadero was under the management of Felix Young, a gambler with ties to producer B.P. Schulberg.〔Schulberg, Budd, Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince, ISBN 1566635268, p. 305〕 Young got into a dispute over the lease with the landlord, Chateau Sunset Corp. and abruptly closed the nightclub in October 1939.〔"Trocadero to Stay Shut Indefinitely: Lessee of Night Spot Cancels Reservations," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 9, 1939.〕 Before the month was over, Cafe Trocadero was thrown into involuntary bankruptcy.〔"Bankruptcy Suit Filed on Trocadero," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 21, 1939〕 The club briefly reopened later that year as The Trocadero, in time to host the Hollywood premiere party for "Gone with the Wind" in December 1939.〔"Gayety to Herald Trocadero Opening," Los Angeles Times, Dec. 28, 1939〕 But by May 1940, the new owners were out of business and the club's furnishings were auctioned off.〔"Cafe Trocadero Bows Out Under Auctioneer's Hammer," Los Angeles Times, May 14, 1940〕 Wilkerson later launched Ciro's nightclub and LaRue Restaurant, both also on the Strip. He was also the original developer of the Flamingo Las Vegas, but lost control of it to mobster Bugsy Siegel before construction was complete in 1946. The cafe operated under a series of managers, including composer and businessman Turk Prujan.〔The California Eagle, Aug 26. 1954, P10〕 Many ads for the Trocadero in the California Eagle contained the headline "Turk Prujan Presents..." followed by a musical artist that was to perform at the club. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trocadero (Los Angeles)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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