There is no "77 Sunset Strip" – that was just a television detective show that ran from 1958 to 1964. Private detective Stuart ("Stu") Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) was a former government secret agent. Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith) was a former government agent too, and a non-practicing attorney. They worked out of stylish offices at 77 Sunset Boulevard, Suites 101 and 102 – on the south side of the Strip next door to Dean Martin's real-life lounge, Dino's Lodge...
more »There is no "77 Sunset Strip" – that was just a television detective show that ran from 1958 to 1964. Private detective Stuart ("Stu") Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) was a former government secret agent. Jeff Spencer (Roger Smith) was a former government agent too, and a non-practicing attorney. They worked out of stylish offices at 77 Sunset Boulevard, Suites 101 and 102 – on the south side of the Strip next door to Dean Martin's real-life lounge, Dino's Lodge – at 8524 Sunset Boulevard. Warner Brothers chose a better sounding number – and added a teen heartthrob, the very cool Gerald Lloyd "Kookie" Kookson III (Edd Byrnes), the rock and roll-loving, wisecracking, hair-combing hipster and aspiring private eye who worked as the valet parking attendant at Dino's, the club next door – torn down in the seventies. Now the whole block is high-end shops and fancy new condos. But there's a plaque in the sidewalk. This place used to be cool. ~ Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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