Baseball is back, and surprisingly, there is a baseball tie-in to the American Hotel. During the 1940s, Joe Pirrone, promoter of California Winter League baseball, ran a nightclub on the ground floor (the space that later became Al's Bar. Learn all about it by watching "Tales of the American" on Amazon Prime or another streaming platform (see links below). It is chock full of Los Angeles history.
"Tales of the American" filmmakers Pamela Wilson and Stephen Seemayer are also periodically posting (in alphabetical order) edited interviews of artists, musicians and others from the Downtown Arts District on their YouTube channel. Check it out and SUBSCRIBE. (It's free.)
Click on the platform of your choice to watch "Tales of the American" anytime.