California Places

"...You're up in an airplane, or dining at Sardi's or laying at Malibu alone in the sand....
you suddenly hear a bell, right away you can tell that....This Could Be the Start of Something...
that This Could Be the Start of Something...This Could Be the Start of Something...Grand... " (Audio)

Sunset Strip Information

Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N. Highland: September 5, 1959 Bobby appeared with Vic Damone
and Anna Maria Alberghetti for the program "A LOVELY WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING
- The Music of Jimmy McHugh." Arranged and conducted by Buddy Bergman. Map

The Troubadour 9081 Santa Monica Blvd: Darin performed here on May 13-18,
1969 with a four-piece band. (debut of "Simple Song of Freedom") Map

Beverly Hills Hotel 9641 Sunset Blvd: The Grammy Awards ceremony was held here on
Nov. 29, 1959. Bobby won two awards (Record of the Year & Best New Artist). Map

Moulin Rouge, 6230 Sunset Blvd: Bobby performed in September 1959 Map
(In a 4-day period, he drew 6,400 people and earned $16,000. Variety reported that it
was the largest take ever grossed by a performer in LA.)

The Cloister, middle of the Sunset Strip: Bobby opened here on August 12, 1959 Map

Paramount Studios 5555 Melrose Ave: January 30, 1961 NBC taped Bobby Darin and
Friends, but rehearsals were held here. Map

Capitol Records Building 1750 Vine Street: In July 1962, Bobby signed a lucrative new contract with Capitol Records. His first single for the label was the movie title song,
"If a Man Answers." Map

Tommy's Original Hamburgers 2575 Beverly Blvd: After a late night, six hour,    recording session Bobby took the guys to Tommy’s for a bite to eat. Tommy, a
     big fan, wanted to fix the hamburgers personally and referring to the hamburgers
     commented, “I treat my babies good” giving Bobby an idea for a song. So, it was
     back to the recording studio to record the Darin favorite “Treat My Baby Good.”
      (And you probably thought the inspiration was a girl!) Map

Stone Canyon Road, Bel Air: Bobby and Sandra's first home. (East side of the
Bel Air Country Club) Map

Redding: Location set for Hell Is for Heroes Map

The Trocadero, 8610 Sunset: West Hollywood nightclubs became places where
screen legends hobnobbed, power brokers dealt and everyone who was anyone
danced into stardom. Bobby and Sandra went out-on-the-town here. Map

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium 1855 Main Street: This was the site for the April 13,
1964, Academy Awards ceremony. Bobby was nominated for Best Supporting Actor
(Captain Newman, M.D.) but the Oscar went to Melvyn Douglas. Map

10051 Valley Spring Lane, Toluca Lake: Bobby, Sandra and Dodd lived here. In 1971 Sandy sold the pink house on Toluca Lake and bought a house on Rexford Dr. in Beverly Hills. (Thanks to Jamie Ney for the picture) Map

1313 North Vine: TM Music Office Map

Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel, 3400 Wilshire Blvd: March 9, 1966,
Celebrating his tenth anniversary in the business, he was spectacular. Map

Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills: Bobby's home in 1968 Map

Melodyland, 400 West Freedman Way (now Disney Way), Anaheim: Bobby performed in
July 1967 Map (This theater was in the round. Click here and scroll down to see Melodyland)

Circle Star Theater, San Carlos: Bobby performed in July 1967 Map

Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Avenue: Hollywood All-Stars games were
played here. Here's Dodd and his dad at the game. Map

Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur: In 1969, Bobby bought a trailer and went into seclusion. Map (Producer, Nik Venet: "If you're ever up in Big Sur, and you visit Pfeiffer Beach under a full moon, and you pause for a couple of minutes, I promise you, you'll hear Bobby Darin singing "Beyond the Sea.")

Harrison Memorial Library Ocean Avenue & Lincoln Street, Carmel-by-the-Sea: While
Bobby was at Big Sur, he spent many days reading in the library at Carmel. Map

NBC Studio 3000 Alameda: Taping of The Bobby Darin Show Map

Sausalito: Bobby had bought a tugboat and had spent a fortune having it
   turned into a houseboat. It was his pride and joy, and he took delight
    in acting as captain while Andrea and her boys served as crew. They
     planned a boat trip up the Sacramento River for late June, and on the
    twenty-fifth of that month they arrived in Sausalito, where the boat was
               docked, to begin the cruise. Map

Walnut Grove: BD marries Andrea Yaeger June 25, 1973. (Thanks Jamie) Court House / Map