Hollywood Studio Magazine (October 1972)

(Rita’s boutique Cont.) “I like long, narrow dresses in bright colors for all times of day. I use a lot of hot pink, national color of Mexico. “You’ll find it’s wise to wear floor-length dresses in the tropics. Saves your legs from being bitten by insects. “I do authentic Mexican Indian dresses which somehow have an Oriental look. But I avoid the tourist image. “You’ll find no burros or peons sleeping against a cactus in Rita Tillett designs.” If Rita Tillett’s life at Yelapa reads like a novel, the entire area around Puerto Vallarta (Named for a long-forgotten governor of the Mexican state of Jalesco) could be a figment of a fertile imagination. Just yesterday, it almost wasn’t there. Fifteen years ago, the only way to get there was by air, roads were that scarce. Now it’s one of Mexico’s populär resorts, with a village with burros wandering in the steep cobblestone streets existing cheek by jowl with luxurious resort hotels. Puerto Vallarta was settled in 1851 and, by 1918, somebody thought to put it on a map. But eight years ago - just like in a novel — it captured the world’s attention. Richard Burton went there to make a movie picture called “The Night of the Iguana.” His “good friend” Elizabeth Taylor joined him and the going-on in Puerto Vallerta got space in just about any newspaper you can mention. The Burtons bought a villa with a giant picture window in Puerto Vallarta, a house that clings to the side of a deep ravine called “Gringo Gulch” When the Burtons visit Puerto Vallarta four or five times a year, they look down on women washing clothes in the Cuale River and spreading them on the banks to dry. On a sea of buildings with red tileroofs,some with colorful pictures painted on their side walls, unique to Puerto Vallarta. On ultra-modern hotels with white sand beaches, on open air markets where bargaining, haggling over price is a way of life, and on the traditional Mexican village square with a cathedral at center. Life hasn’t changed much in Puerto Vallarta. When the tourists started to come, the village fathers, anticipating more automobiles, bought a traffic light. So far, nobody has gotton around to plugging it in. . whaf havews doneföRyou laiely? sray open Mon.thRu FRi.nl 700 pm. (OUR MAIN OFFICE ONLY —4455 LANKERSHIM) Take your pick of our savings plans: 5% Passbook . .any ämount for any length of time. Interest paid from day in to day out. 5 3 A% Certificate*.$1,000 minimum amount for 1 year or more. 6% Certificate*.. .$5,000 minimum amount for 2 years or more. * Maximum 90 days interest penalty on funds withdrawn prior to end of term. and our Services: FREE Safe Deposit Boxes... at our main Office for savers maintaining $2,500 or more. FREE Notary Service ... for all customers. FREE copies of your documents. FREE Travelers Cheques ... International^ accepted Barclays Bank cheques. COLLECTIONS ... Let us act as your collection agent on your trust deed or note. For savers with $2,500 balances, we waive the handling Charge. MONEY ORDERS ... Only 150 in amounts up to $300. 0 \ N or th Hollywood Federal Savings and Loan Association 4455 Lankershim • 5226 Lankershim • Tel. 766-3701 ******************************************************** * * * * I VALLEY TRAVEL SERVICE, INC I * ' * * 17723 CHATSWORTH STREET * i GRANADA HILLS, CALIF. 91344 * RESORTS & HOTELS *2£urope "^gOUTH AMERICA & SOUTH PACIFIC "“^XOTiC HAWAII & MEXICO ““IJAIL & BUS TICKETS *■" J7ACATIONS EVERYWHERE ““ A DVANCE CAR RENTAL MFM BF» 11 JhCKETS FOR ALL AIRLINES JNSURANCE & TRAVELERS CHECKS ^CEAN CRUISES & ORIENT RATIONAL PARKS «TT7 ^ V ,1. TT7 TJ» """VCTEAMSHIP SERVICES We Off er You the World “Serving the Valley Since 1952T ALL AGENCY SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE ENjoy 3-8133 TRavel 7-5557 * * ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★fr*****