"Los Angeles is surrounded by valleys, but there's only one Valley..."
Hush Money, by Peter Israel
More Monkey Island
Meaghan Murphy at the blog Sick Candy owns a souvenir matchbook from Monkey Island, the 1930s and '40s amusement that was in Cahuenga Pass, near the site of the Hanna-Barbera building on Cahuenga Boulevard West. She writes at her blog, "I love the idea that not too long ago, there were a '1000 monkeys running loose' near my house." She emails:
Hi! I love your site. I just wanted to add a bit to your Monkey Island info. I have a matchbook cover that advertises a number of claims, including:
"3 magnificent acres of continuous amusement"
"No bars, no cages, no danger"
"1000 monkeys running loose"
"2 minutes from Hollywood Bowl, just over the pass"
It sounds like the last line might be the only one with any truth to it!
Here's the link to my blog entry on Monkey Island. You're welcome to use the photo, if you like.
Link
Cheers,
Meg
"3 magnificent acres of continuous amusement"
"No bars, no cages, no danger"
"1000 monkeys running loose"
"2 minutes from Hollywood Bowl, just over the pass"
It sounds like the last line might be the only one with any truth to it!
Here's the link to my blog entry on Monkey Island. You're welcome to use the photo, if you like.
Link
Cheers,
Meg
Very cool piece of Valley art. Thanks.
Posted February 1, 2006 06:36 PM
