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Vince’s Gym 2005

November 26, 2015 Yegor Khzokhlachev Galleries, Vince Gironda 0

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Vince's Gym location in 2005 — Vince Gironda's former gym was on Ventura Blvd

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Vince’s Gym Trainees

Robert Blake, O.J. Simpson, Cher, Ernest Borgnine, George Hamilton, Gary Busey, David Carradine, Clint Eastwood, Clint Walker, Erik Estrada, Michael Landon, Larry Parks, James Garner, Sean Penn, Burt Reynolds, Kurt Russell, John Schneider, Gordon Scott, Tommy Chong, Denzel Washington, James Garner, Brian Keith, and Carl Weathers were a handful of well known entertainers that trained at Vince Gironda’s Gym on Ventura Blvd in Los Angeles, not to mention bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Body by Jake’s Jake Steinfeld, first Mr. Olympia Larry Scott… The gallery below shows what the property looked like in 2005 both inside and outside. Vince’s Gym closed in November 1995 and Vince Gironda died on October 18, 1997.

Vince’s Gym Gallery From 2005

Vince's Gym Interior in California — Gordon Scott trained at Vince Gironda’s Gym

Vince Gironda's gym — Vince Gironda’s gym

Vinces Gym Sign — It used to say Vince but now says Verea

Interior Vince's Gym — Vince’s Gym had low ceilings for a gym

Interior of Vinces Gym — Rugs and Furniture replace preacher’s benches

Exterior of former Vince's Gym — Erik Estrada was one of the Mega Stars who trained at Vince’s Gym

Vince's Gym 2005 — Vince’s Gym in 2005 was a furniture store

Built Report Vince's Gym — Vince’s Gym, 11262 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA

Vince Gironda Gym Interior — Furniture is for sale at Vince’s Former Gym.

Vince Gironda trainer of the stars Gym location

Vince's Gym interior 2005 — O J Simpson and Robert Blake Trained here

Vince's Gym interior in 2005 — Vince’s Gym was not as big as the original Gold’s Gym

Vince's Gym Front Window in 2005 — Bodybuilder Don Howarth trained at Vince’s Gym

Vince's Gym in 2005 — Huff was a Showtime show in 2005

Vince’s Gym Now

Vinces Gym is now Stout Burgers and Beers and features inventive craft burgers pair with microbrews in a funky open-air space warmed by brick & copper.

From Stout Burger’s Website:

Stout Burgers and Beers presents Beerfest for Beergeeks. Stout will play host to this amazing beerfest located at their Studio City location. There will be 18 hand selected breweries that will be pouring 2+ beers per brewery. All the beers will either be barrel aged, sours, or unique one-offs. These beers will never be seen again or very hard to get, so don’t miss out!