Chasens Restaurant PHOTOGRAPH WEST HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA DAVE CHASEN CHEFS / STAR for Sale

Chasens Restaurant PHOTOGRAPH WEST HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA DAVE CHASEN CHEFS / STAR For Sale

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Chasens Restaurant PHOTOGRAPH WEST HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA DAVE CHASEN CHEFS / STAR:
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Own a unique piece of history! This EXTRA LARGE originalChasen's Restaurantpicturesare printed on cardboard, measures 24" wide x 30" tall.

At one time Chasen’s was the most famous celebrity restaurant in town, the Spago of its day, renowned for its long list of movie stars and other celebrity diners. Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, W.C. Fields, Cary Grant, Gary Cooper, Jack Benny, Howard Hughes, Marilyn Monroe, William Powell, Joan Crawford, Alfred Hitchcock, John Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Jackie Gleason, James Cagney, Barbara Stanwyck, Alan Ladd, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were all regulars at Chasen’s, along with most of the Hollywood elite.

As the legendary restaurant aged, newer, flashier restaurants stole some of its star clientele, but Chasen’s was still going strong in the 90’s. It was said to be Ronald Reagan’s favorite restaurant (he proposed to Nancy in Booth No. 2, and brought former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher there as his guest four decades later).
Old-timers such as Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Gregory Peck, and Kirk Douglas were still regulars, as were George Burns and Jimmy Stewart just before they died, along with newer celebrities in the 70s, 80s and 90s, such as Sharon Stone, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson, John Travolta and Warren Beatty. Disco diva Donna Summer wrote her hit song “She Works Hard For the Money” after hearing the line from a ladies’ room attendant at Chasen’s.
After 59 years as a prime celebrity hangout, the legendary Chasen’s finally closed its doors on April 1, 1995.On Sunday, October 17, 1999, every chunk of Chasen's - silverware, bar stools, autographed photographs and yes, even the kitchen sink - was sold at sale by the AZ Stein Company.
THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS GIVEN TO ME IN THE 90'S BY A CO-WORKER WHO WAS PART OF THE CLOSURE OF THE SITE. THIS HAS THE OWNER DAVE CHASEN, HIS CHEFS AND A STARLET. THE RESTAURANT WAS OPENED IN THE 3O'S.