Vivian Laird's Garden of Allah & Bohemia Seal Beach & Long Beach 1940s

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Vivian Laird's Garden of Allah & Bohemia Seal Beach & Long Beach 1940sBorn in Illinois, Vivian Laird came to California during the states oil boom in the 1920s. She married an oil driller and used her $2500 divorce settlement to open the Garden of Allah on East Second Street in Long Beach. After Prohibition ended, the enterprising businesswoman was allocated one of the first liquor licenses in Long Beach. On opening night, she could still only serve near beer a fermented malt beverage that could be sold legally and

The nightspot became an instant hit and the Hollywood elite that included Charlie Chaplin

Every character in this meticulously drawn illustration is wearing a silk hat – after the name of restaurant

Wian split a hamburger bun twice through the middle

all mixed here

Other famous personalities included actors Charlie Chaplin and Joan Crawford

it was owned by “Your Hosts Norm & Jim”

In the 1920s and 30s the family cleverly brought in some of the best shows from Broadway as a way of attracting summer guests and making sure the Jay Hotel stood out from the competition

holding a tray of bananas and opening a bottle of champagne with its trunk

closed in the late 80s

but the line painted by Earl Nichols to indicate the high water mark is still there – 86 years and counting

In the 1920s

Customers were invited to ‘inspect our stainless steel kitchen any time

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