She was a legend of the silver screen.

Even today, almost 60 years after her death, she still holds a special place in the minds

of millions of people across the world.

Ask anyone you know and they'll recognize her name.

And how could they not?

Marilyn Monroe is practically unforgettable.

But what most people have forgotten is just how important one particular building was

to her career.

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel was already an institution when she first arrived, having

played host to the elite stars of the 30s and 40s.

So when a young model named Norma Jean needed a place to stay in work, the Roosevelt

made a lot of sense.

Marilyn Monroe lived at the Roosevelt for over two years, even meeting the playwright Arthur

Miller, her future husband, during her stay there.

So it's no wonder that even today, guests of the hotel occasionally claim to have seen

the famous actress in the building.

In a lot of ways, the place was like a second home to her, so why would she ever want

to leave?

Hotels are funny that way.

Not the franchise cookie cutter conference centers that we tend to see along the highways

of our cities.

I'm talking about the old guard, the mass of resorts built in another era by people of

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