Famed San Fernando Valley hangout Sportsmen’s Lodge gets a major facelift
by guest blogger @iam_robot
Sportsmen’s Lodge, once known as San Fernando Valley’s fixture for fine dining and celebrity scene, is banking on high-priced makeovers to boost more visitors and to compete with newer, much more contemporary venues opening up blocks away.
The hotel – located strategically on Ventura Blvd and
Coldwater Canyon Avenue - opened 52 years ago and was a popular hangout spot
for movie writers, stars, producers – Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Grace
Kelly, and Humphrey Bogart are frequent guests.
Rumor has it, these celebrities were very fond of the trout-fishing
lake. They were given rods and bait to catch their fish and make dinner, courtesy
of the lodge’s restaurant. However, in 1971, fishing activity at the lodge was
shut down by the Department of Public Health due to the San Fernando
earthquake.
