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Order Number	00105348
Title	'Palace of Vice' hidden in the hills
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 12678
Date	1951
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Historical Data	At the time of the raid, this home at 1514 Schuyler Road was being rented out by its owner, actress Ann Dvorak; she was neither aware of nor involved with the "activities" which took place at her property.
Description	Photograph caption dated April 6, 1951 reads, "High trees and other shrubbery hide raided 'palace of illicit pleasure' from neighboring swanky homes in Hollywood Hills. Here, film stars and wealthy players cavorted in the nude with beautiful 'partygirls.' A little black book found in the place contained names of hundreds of filmdom's personalities. The convertible Cadillac allegedly belongs to Kal Rubin, one of the men nabbed in raid."
Subject	Police raids--California--Los Angeles. Police--California--Los Angeles. Vice. Vice control--California--Los Angeles. Dwellings--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Walkways--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles). Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Automobiles, Convertible--California--Los Angeles. Cadillac automobile. Architecture, Domestic--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles)--Spanish influences. Schuyler Road (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.). Herald-Examiner Collection photographs. Night photographs
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection