Hody’s family restaurant on the corner of Hollywood and Vine. In 1955, Hody’s restaurant group signed a 20-year lease for the property on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine and remodeled extensively. Previously it had been a Melody Lane from 1940, and before that, from 1932 to 1940, the CoCo Tree Café. However the one strange thing about this photo is that Hody’s was on the northwest corner . . . so how can the Capital Records building be seen behind it? It was half a block up on the east side. Odd . . . very odd.
This Hody’s menu was sent to me by James Schallock, who found it among his mother’s belongings:
Hody’s was on the NW corner of Hollywood and Vine and the photographer too this shot on the SE corner where the Capitol Records building can’t be seen behind. I’ve come to the conclusion that the CR building must have been added via the 1950s version of Photoshop!
Agreed. There’s a scene at the beginning of The Pink Panther where you see Hody’s on the NW corner, with the Capitol building across the street to the right. This is very definitely a composited photo.
I spent a lot of time there during the early 1950’s: worked in the Taft Building (NE corner), the El Capitan Theatre on Vine St (just North of photo), shopped at the Broadway (SE corner), watched the Capitol Records building going up and the Hollywood Freeway being built. And took the Red Car from home to school I attended first year of high school. I was at the school when word came out that FDR had died. The entire area was SO safe then. There was a newsreel theatre on Hollywood Blvd. I used to go to and an Old Movies theatre just off Hollywood Blvd. where I first saw a Valentino film.
Louella, as I’m sure it does you too, just sickens me how much Hollywood has deteriorated through the years. It’s still a huge tourist attraction and stars-in-their-eyes hopefuls still flock here – but if they only knew or cared how beautiful this town used to be! Well, there’s always Martin’s wonderful site as a safe haven to remember the Golden Age!
Dear Jean: I so agree with you. Thank goodness for Martin. I worked in the Taft Building (1951-1954), shopped at the Broadway, ate at the Derby – and thought it would go on always. Bless you and our wonderful friend Martin Turnbull.
I have a menu we found in my mom’s stuff after she passed away. We live in Mississippi. I love looking at the prices, Hody’s 1/4 pound burger on a toasted bun .65. Martini .65.
The location of Hollywood and Vine is questionable as you pointed out with Capitol Records Building in background
Looks like a possible location of corner of Yucca and Vine just a block down the street at 6288 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, United States
Not positive but possible recorded address is clerical error,because photo doesn’t like in correlation to CR building
Hody’s was on the NW corner of Hollywood and Vine and the photographer too this shot on the SE corner where the Capitol Records building can’t be seen behind. I’ve come to the conclusion that the CR building must have been added via the 1950s version of Photoshop!
Agreed. There’s a scene at the beginning of The Pink Panther where you see Hody’s on the NW corner, with the Capitol building across the street to the right. This is very definitely a composited photo.
I spent a lot of time there during the early 1950’s: worked in the Taft Building (NE corner), the El Capitan Theatre on Vine St (just North of photo), shopped at the Broadway (SE corner), watched the Capitol Records building going up and the Hollywood Freeway being built. And took the Red Car from home to school I attended first year of high school. I was at the school when word came out that FDR had died. The entire area was SO safe then. There was a newsreel theatre on Hollywood Blvd. I used to go to and an Old Movies theatre just off Hollywood Blvd. where I first saw a Valentino film.
Louella, as I’m sure it does you too, just sickens me how much Hollywood has deteriorated through the years. It’s still a huge tourist attraction and stars-in-their-eyes hopefuls still flock here – but if they only knew or cared how beautiful this town used to be! Well, there’s always Martin’s wonderful site as a safe haven to remember the Golden Age!
Jean
Dear Jean: I so agree with you. Thank goodness for Martin. I worked in the Taft Building (1951-1954), shopped at the Broadway, ate at the Derby – and thought it would go on always. Bless you and our wonderful friend Martin Turnbull.
I have a menu we found in my mom’s stuff after she passed away. We live in Mississippi. I love looking at the prices, Hody’s 1/4 pound burger on a toasted bun .65. Martini .65.
Thanks, James. And who among us doesn’t enjoy a 65-cent martini???