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An Eternal Hollywood Mystery, Wrapped in Mink and Fog

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Summary
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70% Informative

Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café is one of the few structures to have survived the Palisades Fire .

Todd died mysteriously one cold night in 1935 in the foggy streets of Castellammare above.

Todd had been a film star since 1925 , when she left her previous career path as a schoolteacher in Lowell , Massachusetts .

Thelma Todd was found dead in her car in the garage below Castillo del Mar in 1935 .

Todd was the co-founder of the Sidewalk Café in the 1930s .

The restaurant was the first upscale beach establishment of its kind.

Todd 's death was ruled an accident caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Roland West reportedly attempted to reopen Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café mere days after the tragedy.

The café closed after a few months , never to reopen to the public.

The Palisades Fire is still burning, consuming history past and present at a devastating rate.

VR Score

77

Informative language

80

Neutral language

53

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

45

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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no external sources

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