regarding the Argyle new owners

Matt Deckard · 02-11-2004, 05:56 AM

Just got this from Maxwell
Greetings,

As you may have heard, the Argyle hotel has been sold. The new owner
takes
over on March 1st. The hotel will close in April for a complete
interior
remodel and is scheduled to reopen some time in May or June. I have not
confirmed my Monday evenings with the new owners, but hopefully they
will
want to continue and the remodeled restaurant and club will offer the
proper
environment for a vintage nightclub.

What this all means is that after almost two years of swell
entertainment,
Maxwell's at the Argyle will have seven more evenings before it goes
away
forever in its current form! If you have not attended in a while, this
may
well be your last chance...

http://www.maxwelldemille.com/argyle/index.asp

Bogie1943 · 02-11-2004, 10:18 AM

Well, I have yet to visit this fine establishment, however I have seen many photos and read many good stories about it. I just hope the new owners keep it very art deco and keep the place swingin'. It would be a total shame to loose such a great place by some new owners turn it into the ordinary.

MK · 02-11-2004, 02:26 PM

Remodel

How can you improve on perfection? They should leave it the way it is.....and save that money and charge less for dinner. I would go more often if they did.

Matt Deckard · 02-11-2004, 03:07 PM

To bad it is not a historic landmark.

I would like to see some of the loungers go down there before they change it.

Kentucky Blues · 02-11-2004, 04:00 PM

Something must be done! you need to go show them pictures of that place! Show them how popular the Argyle is here. This is just plain wrong. If there is any gold in their hearts, then there plans are no more than to remodel it in a different art deco style. Like just a different look, but the same style. I hope there is gold in their hearts.....

Chamorro · 02-11-2004, 04:10 PM

It should be named an historic place. When Raymond Chandler mentions the "Sunset Tower," he means this building. "Argyle" is just the latest of a short list of names it has had since it was built at the height of the Art Deco movement. This joint IS old Hollywood. Anybody who was anybody stayed there. I'd rather have it suffer the fate of the Ambassador Hotel than have it corrupted (more than it already is) with modern, so-called style.

To me, this place will always be the Sunset Tower. Once Marlowe gets wind of this, there's gonna be a fracas ...

Wild Root · 02-13-2004, 11:13 AM

Hey there boys! Yes, I have heard all about the plans of the ?¢‚Ç¨?ìSunset Tower?¢‚Ç¨?. It scares me too! But, I have heard that the hotel it self is protected and the restaurant isn?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢t. The restaurant was built in the 1980?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s when the Tower was restored. It does have a good look to it, but I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m sure that the only thing that will change is the restaurant. That building is watched by the LA Art Deco Society and I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m sure that if there were a true threat to the hotel, there would be a good deal of fighting going on. I hope the ?¢‚Ç¨?ìRemodeling?¢‚Ç¨? is just a change to an Art Deco that matches the Hotel better and not one of those bad trendy styles that is consuming the Hollywood and LA areas. So, I will be watching that place like a hawk and will give more info as I get it. I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m a friend of Maxwell?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s and I get his e-mails.

So, till next time,

02-11-2004, 05:56 AM	#1
Matt Deckard Bartender Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A devout capitalist in Rosemead CA. Posts: 8,624	regarding the Argyle new owners Just got this from Maxwell Greetings, As you may have heard, the Argyle hotel has been sold. The new owner takes over on March 1st. The hotel will close in April for a complete interior remodel and is scheduled to reopen some time in May or June. I have not confirmed my Monday evenings with the new owners, but hopefully they will want to continue and the remodeled restaurant and club will offer the proper environment for a vintage nightclub. What this all means is that after almost two years of swell entertainment, Maxwell's at the Argyle will have seven more evenings before it goes away forever in its current form! If you have not attended in a while, this may well be your last chance... http://www.maxwelldemille.com/argyle/index.asp __________________ Matt Deckard Apparel Deckard's Guide Looking for my Emma Peel. END OF LINE Last edited by Matt Deckard : 02-11-2004 at 06:20 AM.

02-11-2004, 10:18 AM	#2
Bogie1943 Practically Family Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 592	Well, I have yet to visit this fine establishment, however I have seen many photos and read many good stories about it. I just hope the new owners keep it very art deco and keep the place swingin'. It would be a total shame to loose such a great place by some new owners turn it into the ordinary. __________________ Highest Regards, Josh "I stick my neck out for nobody." Out of the Humidor

02-11-2004, 02:26 PM	#3
MK The Guy in Charge Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vancouver (not B.C), Washington (not D.C.) Posts: 4,785	Remodel How can you improve on perfection? They should leave it the way it is.....and save that money and charge less for dinner. I would go more often if they did. __________________ All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke

02-11-2004, 03:07 PM	#4
Matt Deckard Bartender Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: A devout capitalist in Rosemead CA. Posts: 8,624	To bad it is not a historic landmark. I would like to see some of the loungers go down there before they change it. __________________ Matt Deckard Apparel Deckard's Guide Looking for my Emma Peel. END OF LINE

02-11-2004, 04:00 PM	#5
Kentucky Blues "A" List Customer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kentucky Posts: 438	Something must be done! you need to go show them pictures of that place! Show them how popular the Argyle is here. This is just plain wrong. If there is any gold in their hearts, then there plans are no more than to remodel it in a different art deco style. Like just a different look, but the same style. I hope there is gold in their hearts..... __________________ High Regards, Daryl When I grow up, I want to be Cary Grant.

02-11-2004, 04:10 PM	#6
Chamorro "A" List Customer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra SeÃ±ora la Reina de Los Angeles Posts: 324	It should be named an historic place. When Raymond Chandler mentions the "Sunset Tower," he means this building. "Argyle" is just the latest of a short list of names it has had since it was built at the height of the Art Deco movement. This joint IS old Hollywood. Anybody who was anybody stayed there. I'd rather have it suffer the fate of the Ambassador Hotel than have it corrupted (more than it already is) with modern, so-called style. To me, this place will always be the Sunset Tower. Once Marlowe gets wind of this, there's gonna be a fracas ... Last edited by Chamorro : 02-11-2004 at 04:13 PM.

02-13-2004, 11:13 AM	#7
Wild Root Gone Home Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Monrovia California. Posts: 5,590	Hey there boys! Yes, I have heard all about the plans of the ?¢‚Ç¨?ìSunset Tower?¢‚Ç¨?. It scares me too! But, I have heard that the hotel it self is protected and the restaurant isn?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢t. The restaurant was built in the 1980?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s when the Tower was restored. It does have a good look to it, but I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m sure that the only thing that will change is the restaurant. That building is watched by the LA Art Deco Society and I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m sure that if there were a true threat to the hotel, there would be a good deal of fighting going on. I hope the ?¢‚Ç¨?ìRemodeling?¢‚Ç¨? is just a change to an Art Deco that matches the Hotel better and not one of those bad trendy styles that is consuming the Hollywood and LA areas. So, I will be watching that place like a hawk and will give more info as I get it. I?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢m a friend of Maxwell?¢‚Ç¨‚Ñ¢s and I get his e-mails. So, till next time, __________________ Wrong is wrong even if every one says it's right. Right is right even if every one else says it's wrong. -Hugh Beaumont

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