Pictured here is my paternal grandfather, Robert "Olin" Ferrer, taken at the Paris Inn in Los Angeles, California. Olin enlisted in WWII on March 11, 1942. In this photo he has his First Sargeant Patch, therefore, I can safely assume this was taken post war.
Olin was stationed in the Philippines and my father remembers that he shipped out from a port in San Francisco. Research shows that soldiers fighting in the Philippines campaign were shipped to the islands through the Port of Embarkation in San Francisco, CA or the Oakland Army Terminal in Oakland, CA. My father and I are guessing this is why Olin was in Los Angeles.
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| Paradise Cocktail Lounge (Olin pictured far right). |
Paris Inn
210 E. Market Street
Los Angeles, CA
Paris Inn was co-owned by Innocente Pedroli and Bert Rovere
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| Courtesy of hpoliver.com |
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| Aerial shot of Paris Inn. Courtesy of Skyscraperpage.com |
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| Matchbook from Paris Inn |
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| Paris Inn Dinner Menu |
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| Paris Inn Menu |
My grandfather, Alfonso Balzano, was a chef here for many years. Carole Balzano 626-347-7255
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Carole! This is one of my favorite pictures of my grandfather.
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