Chez Paulette on the Sunset Strip

Chez Paulette on the Sunset Strip

The sights, sounds and smells of Hollywood in the late 1950s and early 60s are being recreated in a Westcountry gallery.

For five weeks from April 27, Plymouth University's Peninsula Arts Gallery will host an exhibition which features a recreation of a Los Angeles coffee house, complete with authentic entertainment and a working vintage espresso machine.

The exhibition has been coordinated by Fine Art lecturer Dr Anya Lewin, whose father Max ran the Sunset Strip coffee house Chez Paulette, renowned as a bohemian hangout for actors, directors, writers and flamenco...