Ted SoquiNot far from the point where Vine Street turns into Rossmore, a tall and elegant row of apartment buildings appears. Mae West owned the Ravenswood and lived in the penthouse until her death in 1980. John F. Kennedy lived in the penthouse of the streamlined classic moderne Mauretania, designed by Milton J. Black for actor Jack Haley (the Tin Man), during the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1960 and rendezvoused with Marilyn Monroe. And the El Royale in recent years has been called a dormitory for agents and others with entertainment glamour jobs.
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Rossmore roster
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540 North
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501 North
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601 North
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The Mauretania at 520 North
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601 North
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Detail of Country Club Manor at 315 North
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(above and below): Two views of the Ravnswood at 570 North
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