This is the location of the original Don’s Beachcomber Cafe, the forebear tiki bar that opened in Hollywood in 1934. A couple years later Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt opened a larger place across the street called Don the Beachcomber, then subsequently changed his name to Donn Beach.
There’s nothing to see really, and as far as I can tell there’s nothing technically at 1722 anymore. There is a condo sitting over location of the second location.
I have a letter on hotel stationary…. from Sunny Sund dated 1/1936 from Hotel McCadden, address is 1722. I wish I could find a picture of the actual Hotel that was once there.
There are few photos. Hoping the book that Tim Glazer is writing will yield more details.
I think the original was actually at 1727 N McCadden Pl. There are photos from 1937 with the address above the door. This site has good details and pics:
https://martinturnbull.com/2021/05/25/don-the-beachcomber-1727-north-mccadden-place-hollywood-1955-jpg/