Mr. Pop History – It was. But the problem seemed to be ongoing – not just a one or two-shot event. This was back in the fall of 1966 and the Sunset Strip was getting a bad reputation. Real bad. So much of it had to do with the area’s hotbed of music places and how teens were ticked off because they weren’t allowed in some of these places.

And, it had to be worked out by authorities from local businesses, real estate, even a local Reverend. They all came together to call a “truce” in December 1966. And, a lot of the events – rioting and such – were overblown, so a West Hollywood and Sunset News Bureau was set up – just to be sure.