Historians say Verdugo Lodge was far enough away from Hollywood, located in the hills of the Crescenta Valley, to function as a successful speakeasy during prohibition.
"Back in the '20s and '30s when prohibition was going on, La Crescenta was kind of a hotbed of moonshining and bootlegging, and that kind of thing, because we were close enough to Hollywood to attract all the stars and all the entertainment people, but we were far enough away where the law wasn't really interested in going this far out," said Mike Lawler of the Historical Society of the Crescenta Valley.
Lawler took ABC7 on a tour, showing the layout of the property, which is now known as Mountain Oaks. It includes an abandoned swimming pool and what was once a chauffeur station. Ruins from the lodge remain, nestled between trees and vines.
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