The Hayworth building has been a creative hub for close to a century.
The building was designed in 1927 by the prominent L.A. architect Stiles O. Clements of the firm Morgan, Walls & Clements, who also famously developed on the Wiltern Theatre in Koreatown, and the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
In one of its early incarnations, the Hayworth was known as the Masque Theater, a live-performance venue where actress Eva Gabor famously headlined the production of a play titled “Candle-Light. In 1950 the building was renovated by architect Dwight Gibbs and became the Vagabond, and was known as one of LA’s premiere revival movie houses. It was during this period that the building was home one of Los Angeles’ first Tiki Bars, The Vagabond’s House, a gorgeous and opulent tropical nightclub that was a favorite rendezvous of Hollywood stars and celebrities.
The history of the Hayworth also extends next door, as it is adjacent to La Fonda de Los Camperos. Opened in 1969 by famed mariachi musician Nati Cano as a home for his group, Los Camperos. The first-of-its-kind mariachi dinner theater, it soon became a staple of LA culture. For nearly 40 years, La Fonda has been a focal point of Los Angeles’ Mexican-American community and an internationally-renowned landmark.
There are no comments yet.