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ASTER MOTEL

2901 Flower St.  

Los Angeles, CA

Editions: 1962-1964

Built 1946

Status: Still in operation

THE ASTER MOTEL

The Aster Motel was built in 1946 and in the 1970s the property was expanded and a second building was constructed. In 1947, just one year after the Aster was built, police placed Elizabeth Short, also known as The Black Dahlia, in Room 3.  It is rumored that Short was stalked from the Aster to the Biltmore Hotel (another Green Book business) by her jealous boyfriend from San Diego.