Interior of Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe, Pacific Palicades, circa mid-1930s

Posted on June 28, 2014 by

Interior of Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe, Pacific Palicades, circa mid-1930sThelma Todd was a popular actress in the 1930s – known as “the Ice Cream Blonde.” In 1934, she opened a place in Pacific Palisades called Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café, a year before she died under mysterious circumstances. It’s not too hard to find photos of the outside of the café but I’ve never seen what it looked like on the inside until I found this photo. Miraculously, the building is still there—I wonder what it looks like inside now.

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3 responses to “Interior of Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe, Pacific Palicades, circa mid-1930s”

  1. Ton Fernandes says:
    July 12, 2014 at 7:33 am

    The cafe’s interior design looks well- planned. The small tables have great utility and look prettier. Thanks for posting this photo. Keep posting such historic reminiscences of the past.

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  2. Magarete says:
    February 23, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    Very lovely. There’s a 1991 movie on Thelma. Here’s a fairly interesting article about her life.

    http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-05-05/entertainment/9102090725_1_mysterious-murder-patsy-kelly-roland-west

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  3. Magarete says:
    February 23, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    From Oct. 2014, the building was up for sale.

    http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/10/beautiful_1928_pac_pal_building_that_housed_tragic_starlet_thelma_todds_sidewalk_cafe_is_up_for_grab.php

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