you've never heard of Ike Tigrett... but he was amazing, and his grandson did something you know a bit about, he founded the Hard Rock and the House of Blues (thank you George!)

Ike's 3rd private rail car, the 50, was found by his son, and restored

Architectural Digest ran a feature on it

and bought by DeJoria, the founder of Patron Tequila and Paul Mitchell hair products in 1996 

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/patron-tequila-express-1927-railcar-of.html is the link to the story on the DeJoria railcar, where I had posted this photo in 2011  https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/03/26/all-aboard-patron-billionaire-john-paul-dejorias-golden-era-railcar/

Yes, I actually recognized the room... you would too if you'd been as impressed as I was by the lavish and gaudy decor

https://vimeo.com/726168299?fl=pl&fe=sh  to watch the video

https://isaac-tigrett.com/

After 20 years of Hard Rock Cafe ownership, he sold his interest, and 4 years later he founded the House of the Blues, by partnering with Dan Ackroyd, Disney, Aerosmith, Chase and Harvard for funding