The Sinister Secrets of a Los Angeles Hotel and My Favorite Dive Bar

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[@lovemuse2288]

Scott there is a tunnel that went from The Ambassador Hotel under Wilshire to The Brown Derby so celebs and big wigs could dodge paparazzi with their mistresses, pretty cool. i lived in "The Gaylord" for two years, best two years of my life. Incredible units and views, pool, and the HMS just like Scott says, the best dim dive bar with so much history. Food is really good at HMS so is the jukebox

[@DazewithJordantheLion]

In my drinking days, hms bounty was my bar too... my favorite part was one of the regulars was a famous big band trumpet or sax player, and whenever they would play his song with his solo in it on the jukebox, he'd stand up and salute, then cuss out everyone around him that didn't stand and salute his solo! I think his name was Corky

[@littlemy1773]

Why wouldn’t he go down the steps though? Is it dangerous down there now cos he said he used to go down there . Sorry I’m asking you cos you’re obvs familiar with the area 🤣

[@Robertasparrowdarko]

The older bars have a certain feel that just has me feeling like I’m stepping back in time

[@nevergiveup9321]

​@@littlemy1773most likely someone's living quarters now

[@littlemy1773]

@@nevergiveup9321 oh so a homeless/drug addict situation as opposed to any kind of structural dangers then? Thanks for the reply!

[@stacyhughes.and.her.2cats]

Maybe (you) could tell me then, WHAT?? the HMS stands for. That wasn't mentioned. And for ppl not in that area, we're left wondering.

[@jliscorpio]

I used to live in the The Gaylord and never had any paranormal activities there, but around the corner at The Langham on Normandie, that's where I had things happen.

[@marymayor66]

How much did it cost to live at the Gaylord?

[@jliscorpio]

@@marymayor66 So I lived there in 1990. I want to say I paid $600 for a studio and $450 at the Langham. The Gaylord has very small apartments (It's a nicer building though), you can tell it was a Hotel, so was the Langham, but it had larger units.

[@marymayor66]

@@jliscorpio Wow, that was cheap compared to what it probably costs today.

[@marystarks6514]

What happened there?

[@marystarks6514]

Nothing is better for insomnia than Scott Michael's KZbin videos at 1:30am.. I must devour Gourmet Ghosts...

[@ellenfagan4338]

This is spectacular! The tales, the curved patinated dark wood, all the glorious history. I am always seeking it out in my beloved New York City & am due for a return visit to Los Angeles. Rowdy applause, Scott! ✌️♥️

[@cherylb2008]

The romanticism of the areas inside that building, holding memories of glamorous days. The Bounty is just a great vivacious sounding place. Glad to get a glimpse. The hopes and dreams people had coming there! Alluring The nostalgia is bittersweet

[@av5547]

I currently live in Koreatown and I always see the giant Gaylord sign. Its very cool learning about the history. So interesting!

[@follkiej]

Love the history! Thanks Scott!

[@donaldduncan7095]

Awesome vintage L.A. adventure. I have fond memories of the Ambassador, in 1984, I took the EST training there for two weekends (a fast-food version of Zen enlightenment). I would park my car behind what use to be the Brown Derby, all that was left was the floor and the brim of the derby and a few walls, so I just stood a while to soak in the history. Thanks , so enjoyable to see the surviving history of L.A.

[@Katinahat293]

Please welcome them on the channel more often! Their stories are so interesting I’d really love to hear more. I will be buying his book too!

[@mrpeel3239]

Such a treat to savour The Gaylord lobby on the way to the loos. Ps you snuck in a glimpse of the legendary Brown Derby that was once next door!

[@cathpeterson1944]

luv these stories fascinating history beautiful old hotel, luv these dive bars like HMS Bounty

[@MrWhip55]

Beyond interesting. These places have great history. Thanks for this, Scott.

[@karensundin3399]

Scott Love the old Hollywood stories❤. What a beautiful hotel. The bar looks so old Hollywood. Thank you for the memories ❤️

[@jamesisaak8651]

It's a damned shame that the Ambassador wasn't maintained and/or restored. Sounds like such a historic place!

[@ItsJohnRain]

OMG. James Barlett is wearing a jumper that's from Watford in England. I grew up there.

[@carolineknight22]

Love your videos and knowledge of Hollywood! ❤️

[@rhettdrake5725]

Hey Scott I just truly wanted to thank you very much for making these video's. I have always been really fascinated with pretty much anything to do with Hollywood. The way you tell the stories you make it very interesting and I love watching your channel. My wife and I was actually going to come out to LA in May 2024 that is where we picked for our vacation. But unfortunately I lost my job a few weeks ago do to the company shutting down now I don't know when we will be able to come out to LA but I will be out there one day lol. I would just like to say thank you again for everything that you do. I would love to meet you one day. I hope that you and your family and friend's have a blessed day and keep up the good work.

[@lindawilson4625]

What a cool bar and building. A Jack Web hangout? WOW! Thanks!

[@anniem9595]

Live a block away from here... Would love even more to live at the Gaylord! If I could go back to any place in LA it would be the Ambassador and the Cocoanut Grove...say around 1940. ❤ HMS Bounty is a favorite watering hole for my neighbors and I; love hanging in Jacks old booth and wondering if he is around. 😏😁 Thanks Scott, loved this video! 💪♥️

[@SurferJoe1]

I solicited an invitation onto the set of "Leprechaun 3" (I think it was) in order to get into the Ambassador, circa 1994. The ballroom was chained up, couldn't see much there. There was an 'x' carved into the kitchen floor to mark the spot where RFK bled, and when I walked in a crew member with a huge blunt was telling someone on his cell phone "Hey, man. I'm gettin' stoned right where Bobby Kennedy was assassinated!" The lounge and front desk looked exactly like they did in "The Graduate". The Grove (which was incredibly cool) was where they were actually filming. When the creepy Leprechaun walked in (in full costume and make-up) I got the hell out of there. But so glad I got to see it.

[@DianeG208]

How nice to see Troy included! :) wow, those old places are sooo cool!

[@willfade7994]

I love this! I used to live just a couple blocks away from there. I could see the Equitable building from my bedroom window and often walked the area, though I was too young for The Bounty then. That was before they tore down the Ambassador Hotel which still tears at my heartstrings. Thank you for yet another great video and small tour of my old neighborhood.

[@leesashriber5097]

I love when you fascinate me with unknown knowledge. Excellent background information. Thank you Scott!!😊 It's sad so many landmarks are torn down. It's history!!!

[@robbiedetroitstigermanviny8883]

HMS Bounty can't be to bad if its still around.

[@dogdaze598]

Hi scott! I liked the story on the gaylord i enjoy reading the history on these old los Angeles buildings. Keep em coming I'm sure many others love em as well, thank you, take care.

[@ksbeditor]

Thanks for this interesting bit of Hollywood History!

[@maddogmorgan8737]

I stayed at the Ambassador in 85 and they were filming a Moonlighting episode. I was asked to be an extra but I got cut out.

[@somelikeithot444]

Love stories of old L.A.

[@laurastrobel718]

Nightime video, nice 🌛 I loved seeing these places and nice to meet your friends. Thanks 💫

[@loganstroganoff1284]

Remarkable that they havent changed it. One of 2 remaining local bars in my town recently shut down. The lady that owned it bless her heart is 85 and tried in vain for years to find a buyer that would keep it in original form. We're talking 40+ years of history. A classic Florida dive bar just a block off the beach. She finally threw in the towel a month ago. Some developer swooped in and gutted the place. Its being turned into a soulless phony honky tonk type place. One of those that tries to look classic and rustic but is obviously not. the sentimental stuff was taken by regulars so thats a small positive. Just a shame. All of Florida is slowly going this way. Gutted and robbed of its soul.

[@donculver153]

The video is second to seeing you all. Great place and what a great piece of history. I love the dive bar hangout feel of the Bounty. A must next time I’m in LA. Thanks Scott.

[@janetcw9808]

That's no dive, it's a great bar! And what Lovely people you have introduced to us!❤

[@101kmontgomery]

Please keep the videos coming! This is my favorite channel. I've walked every square inch of LA and this way of exploring is much cheaper...lol. I love LA and Dearly Departed Tours! You're a legend Scott. I used to live in Desert Hot Springs...please don't ask. It was a transistional period and now I live in Boulder, CO. Please keep it up!

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

aw... you know Desperate Hot Springs is on it's way back. It really is. Thanks for watching, K.

[@101kmontgomery]

I believe you Scott. My late father lived at the Sands Rv Park which is high end for the "a_s end" of the Coachella Valley. Me and my late father had dinner at the Capri Italian Restaurant and they told us all the celebrities used to go there in the 50's & 60's. The Capri still looks like it did from all those years ago. It's old school so if you make it to the DHS check out the Capri for nostalgia and good food.

[@chairlesnicol672]

​@@101kmontgomeryDon't ask what? Now u got me curious! Lol!

[@chowchops]

What a cool place. I bet there are some heavy vibes there. Love the old fashioned booths.

[@dfinite4089]

Cool! The Gaylord is such a beautiful building. Have never been inside, but have marveled at it, when passing by. From the freeway, also, I think you can see the sign, it’s name. It’s a beautiful old building.

[@michiganjfrog366]

😊 I just watched Carrie again about an hour ago... LOL. Now every time I see it I look for Terry 🙂

[@badapple65]

Now, that’s my kind of bar!

[@leetherockjohnson5376]

'The Gaylord'😅haha, love it.

[@sidneyfox4625]

Very cool Scott❤

[@JSB1882]

It's nice to see some remnants of old Hollywood still exist. i bet there are some stories about Jack Webb in that bar.

[@davidcole3251]

Scott they filmed the movie Leprechaun 3 at the Ambassador Hotel!!

[@kevindill9748]

GREAT video! Love the format you used for this installment in the bar and recording the stories. This is fabulous!

[@jasonpayneuk]

Amazing video as always - thank you Scott! That’s great you still meet up with your team from Dearly departed (so glad to see Terry, a face I remember from my tour with you!) a nice memory from my favourite part of my LA stopovers on my way home!

[@esliet]

Always interesting stories

[@MrMinino76]

I had to borrow my hubby's phone to watch more (gigs are getting low). These video's can't be as easy as it looks! Thanks for working so hard!

[@brucesumter4327]

wow so cool i like jack webb also i lear something new i did not know Gaylor was a arpment hotel too all i think was the Gaylor was on tv ty for video yall have a good week

[@deesnider6304]

Great place and Great stories!! Thanks to all ❤️

[@MellissaBoomeroftheNight]

Keep doing those subtle drops. I came directly from The Ambassador vid to here. Nice job! Dying to see this, as The Haunted Mansion aging recording would say. Thanks, Scott.

[@stacyhughes.and.her.2cats]

(Any) story that gentleman told would sound better bc of his accent. I get so excited when I see Scott has a new vlog. They're always fascinating!

[@marcelamodenesi8560]

Amazing video from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@Luvoldmovies-Kat.St.Aug.]

Cool , thank you Scott. Kathy Dupont, St.Augustine Fl.

[@elizabethramsey7706]

That was interesting

[@mamaduck9370]

Fabulous, thank you for the video ❤

[@derek89273]

If one place has tormented spirits it's LA

[@christaboo78]

I love the lobby in the gaylord! I love history!

[@lindydomanick8498]

❤😅Now THAT'S a bar! What a great video!!!😊❤

[@karentracy9657]

The Brown Derby restaurant was nearby. It was shaped like a derby hat and brownish gold in color.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Thank you Scott I thought this was interesting. I can't wait to see what you have in store for Halloween

[@susiepittman601]

Really great video. Thanks.

[@markbarrera6807]

spooky walk-thru. ❤

[@pepperlee2313]

Great video. 😃

[@debbiem9218]

Thanks for the video always very informative.

[@crecenciaphillips7064]

I miss the Bounty. But I was always scared to go to the bathroom. It is creepy down there.

[@kathyhays9819]

Oh my this was a good one too!!! Thanks for sharing

[@natomblin]

Never knew about the Gaylord. Cool.

[@LannieLord]

I wonder if The Gaylord is Los Angeles' "Chelsea Hotel" ? rich Kooks, artists , ex-actors , writers , poets , etc. That bar looks very chill 'n cool !

[@mj6962]

I couldn’t stand to be in there very long with that awful buzzing.

[@joeneighbor]

Such interesting original architecture in LA/Hollywood. Still neat to see, but wonder what it all looked like back in the day when my grandfather was a bartender at the Florentine Gardens back in the 40's.

[@user-dw8lf1uw3t]

THANK YOU SCOTT, I HAVE ENJOYED EACH AND EVERY VIDEO. LOOKING FOR MORE!!! K,❤

[@acelarson1872]

Very cool info Scott

[@kimberlywhite4340]

Another great one scott

[@funfact8660]

Good times at the Gaylord 👍

[@annj7466]

Wild! My deceased husband was named Gaylord but he never used that name. He went by his middle name.

[@barbarajohnson83]

Great video! I love old Hollywood stirues! What is the rental price on one of those units? I would be nervous living with ghost.

[@sylviat9692]

Mr. Bartlett is a silver fox

[@BufordPusser582]

Another great video! Thanks

[@bunnygaffney2765]

What a beautiful hotel

[@whoisharo4689]

Umm...What the heck? 6:19 i'm pretty sure hes telling the story of Charles Starkweather. And the girl who claimed innocence as soon as they got caught was named Caril Ann Fugate. She got off scott free and Starkweather got the electric chair. If thats not the actual story hes referring to then thats a seriously creepy coincidence!

[@jennfritzke4778]

He said this happened in 1932 and Starkweather wasn't born until 1938. Just a very creepy coincidence.

[@michaelhamilton1523]

Love bars like this. Lucky to have found a few in my own city (DC).

[@marknoahsotelo316]

“ That’s not tedious at all” LOL!!!

[@lindahill9980]

Thanks Scott

[@Test-vl1ib]

Love the Bounty. I’m Toronto’s Dive Bar Mike. I have to visit L.A. old time bars.

[@lindastevens6861]

Cool

[@natalieangelo54]

Interesting ,

[@twicket5]

Yes the bounty is the best. Kind of an underground cool spot to hang. Great to see it’s still there. You should check out the Langham Apartments 7th and Normandie. It has some great ole Hollywood history

[@lisamariehair]

Interesting but I should’ve took a Dramamine before I watched 😂😁🤷‍♀️

[@joeblow2069]

Thank you for this Scott. I had heard about hotels in LA with more than their share of tragic occurrences. Everyone knows that John Belushi died at the Chateau Marmont. Janis Joplin died at the then Landmark. The horrible history of the Cecil especially the tragic death of Elisa Lam and the fouling of the water there. I honestly never heard of this hotel's past. Very informative thank you.

[@acelarson1872]

Elisa Lam story is unreal as they have the footage of her in the Hotel freaking out, then she ends up in the Water Tank which was impossible for her to open it up, will be a mystery I think for ever.

[@winnieobrien7698]

Also, The Knickerbocker Hotel has stories too. I first learned about it back when E! had Mysteries and Scandals and then did further reading on my own (I was in my teens and in high school) and I couldn't get enough. Absolutely fascinating.

[@user-rb6kl4bg4r]

@@acelarson1872 I still think of Elisa Lam. How on earth did she meet her demise.

[@kplante7881]

Thanks for sharing…!

[@karenleemallonee684]

This is a, "Gotta Watch It Again!!!" 👍👍

[@mab790]

I used to love eating at the Bounty and going into the lobby of the Gaylord. The display case with Gaylord artifacts was fascinating. Sometimes there would be an old lady sitting in the lobby. Probably a resident. I wonder what the inside of an apartment looks like.

[@SotR59]

Don't know why you would call The Bounty a "dive bar". To start I would call it a restaurant that has a bar. That was the first place I ate when I moved to L.A. and ate there often. Never had a less than fantastic plate of food and the bar is a small part of the interior. And besides dive bars are by definition cheap, seedy, patronized by lowlifes and makes ordinary people uncomfortable, The Bounty is none of that. It is old but has character and style and is well maintained. I love places like that because you go back in time upon entering. But I did move from town literally 3 weeks before Covid hit so don't know if things have deteriorated but it doesn't appear so.

[@karentracy9657]

Tremendous amount of homeless in the area now. Talking scary homeless. Bounty still surviving.

[@user-bu7jl6zy5d]

Interesting that RFK was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel. His father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was called "the ambassador" for the remainder of his life following his stepping down from his post as the Ambassador to Great Britain. The HMS Bounty looks like a traditional English pub.

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

It does, minus the tiny little stools at the tables (said with fondness)

[@AussieAngel826]

The Roosevelt hotel fascinates me

[@PeterMcDonald-sl9rt]

Corecttometo! The H.M.S. BOUNTY IS NOT A dive, bar , but rather an "original bar." Um.....yeah... I can live with that. I went home,, one night, at the "Bounty" with a cute guy, who entertained me with show tunes performed on a HARPSICHORD!

[@sandykenuk]

My great great uncle was hanged for his part in the mutiny on the HMS bounty, his name was John milward

[@internationalwoman9547]

Interesting stories good video . I didn’t even realize it was the end of the video pretty good .

[@kristencarlbon4561]

Great video. Well I’ll be flying out to LA next week, I’m going to check Musso and franks if they have any matchbooks

[@kenpalmer985]

The ambassador should have been saved

[@anthony605]

Wow, a personal laundromat in an apartment building. Pretty cool.

[@myoldvhstapes]

It's standard in L.A. Is that not the case in other cities? It was the norm when I lived in Rhode Island, too.

[@anthony605]

@@myoldvhstapes I may have misunderstood Scott’s terminology of “laundromat” as a functioning business in the basement of that building such as a dry cleaner (laundromat) for the building. Where I’ve lived we just call them laundry rooms. I guess my imagination ran away with me and thought because of the historical significance of the building they would have a business in the basement, as they have a lobby door leading to the Bounty.

[@myoldvhstapes]

@@anthony605 : Oh, I see! You're right, most people don't call laundry rooms "laundromats."

[@anthony605]

@@myoldvhstapes That’s okay though. It was neat thinking that had one for a while. ☺️

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

It makes sense that they had industrial machines when it ws opened as a hotel.