▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁settings ▁for ▁Pam ela ▁Moore ' s ▁novel ▁Ch oc ol ates ▁for ▁Break fast , ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁te en age ▁girl ▁growing ▁up ▁with ▁an ▁actress ▁mother . ▁ ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁Hotel ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁chapter ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁bi ography ▁K illing ▁Re agan ▁by ▁Bill ▁O ' Re illy . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁where ▁" Re agan ▁reaches ▁bottom ▁when ▁he ▁w akes ▁up ▁one ▁morning ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁Hotel ▁on ▁Sun set ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁know ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁woman ▁lying ▁next ▁to ▁him ". ▁ ▁H erman ▁W ou k ▁called ▁the ▁Garden ▁" R ain bow ' s ▁End " ▁in ▁Young blo od ▁Haw ke , ▁his ▁novel ▁about ▁a ▁successful ▁writer ▁who ▁goes ▁to ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁apparently ▁an ▁urban ▁legend ▁that ▁the ▁bul ld oz ing ▁of ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁Al lah ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁inspired ▁the ▁line ▁in ▁J oni ▁Mitchell ' s ▁song ▁" Big ▁Y ellow ▁Tax i ", ▁" They ▁p aved ▁parad ise ▁and ▁put ▁up ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ". ▁Indeed , ▁Mitchell ▁later ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁La ure l ▁C any on ▁neighborhood ▁in ▁the ▁hills ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁However , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Mitchell ▁stated