Loew’s State – InSROland / lost lore of the historic core Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:12:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-logoINSROLandRain-1-32x32.jpg Loew’s State – InSROland / 32 32 Julian Pete, Loew’s State, and “the Decade of Debauchery” /2009/08/03/ccjulianfraud/ /2009/08/03/ccjulianfraud/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:55:50 +0000 Continue reading Julian Pete, Loew’s State, and “the Decade of Debauchery”]]>

CC julianC.C. Julian was the Bernie Madoff of 1920s Los Angeles, a charming Canadian con man who hit oil in 1923 and then discovered something even more lucrative, over-selling shares in oil syndicates to oil-crazed Angelenos. At its height, Julian’s “Million Dollar Pool” attracted investors from Louis B. Mayer to H.M. Haldeman (father to Wategrate’s H.R.) And from where did Julian and his trickster associate Jacob Berman run this scheme? Why take a look!

Loews state Yes, Julian worked just above downtown Los Angeles’s most glamorous movie theater. So the next time you stroll past this, spare a thought for Julian Pete!

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