MarIlyn Monroe Palm Springs Resort where she was Discovered and Grave

what's going on 909ers Welcome Back to the channel uh today is going to be just a quick little video of this abandoned Resort um just by coincidence this so happens to be where Marilyn Monroe was discovered so stick around cuz we're going to match up this iconic photo of her cuz that was taken here at this place again she was discovered here if she was not um here on this day in 1949 doing this photo shoot she probably maybe would have never been discovered but first let's talk a little bit about the Racket Club of Palm Springs the Racket Club was a resort in Palm Springs California founded by actors Charles Ferell and Ralph Bellamy which opened December 15th 1934 originally developed with two tennis courts it expanded to include a swimming pool the bamboo room which was a bar Bungalows and more courts the club also served as a Gathering Place and party venue for much of Hollywood Show Business Elite the Hollywood Elite included the likes of Humphrey Bogart Errol Flynn Lana Turner and several others in the 19661 annual pictorial edition of palm Spring's Life Magazine the Racket Club was dubbed the Racket Club movie Colony Hideaway the club was a venue for the 1975 Davis Cup America Zone and soon after started to suffer from a decline after a massive fire on July 23rd 2014 the club was partially demolished in an October 2013 letter sent to the Palm Springs mayor by the Palm Springs preservation Foundation the Racket Club was named number two in the foundation's list of top five properties potentially in danger of fire or demolition by neglect in this letter it also pointed out that the city's lacks of enforcement of the vacant buildings ordinance had helped create the conditions that had led to these fires now before we move on to how merman Road was discovered here if you guys could please smash that like button for me I would really appreciate it on a summer day in 1949 marman row was discovered here at Charlie Ferrell's Racket Club in Palm Springs by Johnny Hyde after spotting her having her photos taken by the pool side he signed Marilyn to a contract and she soon became the star we all know and love today Marilyn Monroe flashes her All-American smile while posing in her blue body hugging swimsuit on the diving board of the Palm Springs Racket Club the photo session changed the course of Marilyn's life forever when photographer Bruno Bernard introduced her to Johnny Hyde vice president of the William Morris agency who fell head over heels for her okay now we're going to get ready and match up this uh this shot this famous iconic photo of Marilyn Monroe where she got discovered this is the actual pool guys this is the pool that she was discovered at and uh give me a second we're coming in for the shot and that's it right there uh give me a second we're going to zoom in there we go and that is the shot right there guys I want you guys to pay attention to that Center piece at the top uh portion of that roof right in the center uh that little piece that pops out and keep in mind that the building that is right next to the pool is no longer there it was uh burned down in the 2014 uh fire that we were discussing about at the beginning of the video now here is the the photo the picture that I have been talking about whether you're a mar Monroe fan or not you're just hearing about it for the first time I'm sure you guys have seen this picture somewhere so take a second study it if you need to again pay attention to that same uh little thing that's sticking out on top and of the roof and I'm going to do a slow fade back and match the shot up all right and that's the shot right there uh not the exact angle but very close close enough and throw that in for good measure she did do some other pictures here that day this first one uh you can't really match up because that chimney um to the right and that other Spire to the left is gone um this picture the next two pictures are from a different angle so it's kind of pointing out to the street there's really nothing there to to match up either but uh here's the pull one last quick look of the uh the pool pool and a uh panon of the resort and then we're going to uh I'm going to include some footage from her grave um I was there uh two or three years ago and uh I would love to go back and make a proper video on her up really quick guys I thought these might have been like another Pool there's actually two of them I thought it was another pool that's kind of why I hurried and flew over here but upon a closer look they kind of look like a like a racketball Court I don't know what do you guys think leave comments down below let me know what you think this is cuz it doesn't look like a pool it kind of looks like a racket ball court to me but yet at the same time it doesn't I don't know let me know down in the comments what that is but before we go over to the uh grave site there's something I want to show you guys real quick uh when Marilyn became famous and she came back and stayed here it was uh she had her own you know her own suite and every time she would uh she would uh come here to stay I heard that she had her own pool this is the only one here that I see that has its own pool so this was possibly Marilyn's uh Bungalow where she would stay all right we'll uh we'll head over and uh flower this pool one last time and here is the uh the last tennis court that is left intact and right there right in the center of the uh that round roof there is the uh the Spire we were matching up that uh let us know the location of where Maryland had been discovered we're at Westwood Cemetery today and uh this is actually from what I've heard the most star studded Cemetery in the Greater Los Angeles area and it is actually one of one of the most smallest look at this is all there is to it but there's so many so many stars here and we're going to start off with the most famous one that's right Mar the inro she's right here guys and then of course next to her you heer which is kind of weird no it's not weird he bought this spot but they moved somebody no yes they moved I I don't know I don't know if they moved him but I know this guy here he requests to be buried face down so because he's he's on top of Maryland I remember reading that all right guys so I actually almost feel bad we didn't bring any flowers look at that they have flowers wow me you see it in pictures and and movies and whatever whatnot H just kind of surreal to see it in person let's move on look guys I noticed this as we were walking away I turned and looked back that is a little creepy if you ask me what do you guys think comment down below why is this pushed back this should be completely sealed so this was just a quick little video I hope you guys enjoyed uh by the way guys if you could please do me a favor like this video uh comment uh share it out to your friends on your social media wherever you can and uh help this channel grow I also want to give a shout out to my 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