Bogie’s Employment Card

This is Bogie’s employment card from 1936. Thought I would check out this address, 8152 Sunset Blvd. Of course it was demolished long ago, now replaced by a strip mall. While in the area, I decided to find the house that Bogie and Mayo Methot lived in around the years of 1937-1943 located at 1210 N. Horn Ave., West Hollywood. When I got there, I was dismayed to see a modern tower block of apartments right where the lawn and garden area should have occupied the whole corner of Horn and Shoreham. As I was about to leave, the mailman pulled up next to me, so I asked him what he knew of this neighborhood. He sent me to Bob, who had lived in the same house for 70 years on the other side of the street, and was always talking about the Hollywood people that lived around here decades ago. Bob was enthusiastic about my enquiries, and really surprised me when he said Bogart’s home was still there - hidden behind the 20-storey building. He took me to a side driveway along Shoreham, and at the top of a short, steep drive , there it was. It has been converted into four apartments, bit is still a very attractive building. I took many photos from all sides, no one seemed concerned, or thought I was intruding. Just when I was ready to leave, a lovely young lady named Jade became involved with my story and the reason for taking the photos, to update my website. She is a film editor and was intrigued to learn that Bogart had lived here during the years that he made High Sierra, The Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, and many others. She then took some photos of me on a balcony, and actually inside the main entrance. So, a special thank you to Bob of Horn Ave, Vic the mailman, and Jade from the Shoreham Apartments, who turned my day from one of disappointment, to one of delight at finding this house that is so well documented in all of the Bogart biographies. 

Below is a photo of the house on Horn Ave.