The Fontenoy Apartments. 1811 N. Whitley Ave, Hollywood, California, 90028.
One of the old & long standing residences. Unremarkable except for the mid-to-late 1990s occupant of room #901. Our Patron Saint, Matt Drudge. From this structure, looming down on pre-”Renaissance Hollywood,” the man began his newsletter, which became his website. His rent was $600.
If you read period profiles of Drudge, reporters always play up the crapitude of his neighborhood. In 1998, I spent two weeks in the building that’s kitty-corner to the Fontenoy on Yucca. I confirm: the stories are roughly true.
How deeply appealing to consider Drudge’s presence therein amongst the drug dealers and hookers.
