The Los Angeles of the 30s, 40s and 50s was dotted with drive-in restaurants like this one. Carpenter’s was a chain—there were six or seven locations—but this was probably the best known because it sat on the southeast corner of Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, which put it across the street from the iconic NBC radio studios. This location was also seen “Mildred Pierce” (1945) where Joan Crawford’s Mildred got her first restaurant job.