In the early 1930s, this structure housed a restaurant on the ground floor owned by actress Thelma Todd and her partner Roland West. The duo also held parties in their private nightclub named Joya's, located on the second story near her personal apartment. At the time Todd owned the building, the hexagonal-shaped, third-floor included a dance floor and bandstand, which was famous for its Joya's barbequed steaks Cocktail Room of the three-story, 15,000-square-foot Spanish style Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe´, located at 17575 Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. The residence of the once-famous actress and owner of the cafe can be seen on the hill in the background.
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