This is a Carthay Circle Theatre program printed up for Paramount’s first all-talking movie, Interference (1928), with advertisements for the White Spot restaurant. According to the Bizarre Los Angeles Facebook page, The White Spot Café – 5357 Wilshire Boulevard, near La Brea. A popular 1920s eatery for teenagers, once located at 5357 Wilshire Boulevard, near La Brea. Though it closed around 1941, many old timers used to argue over which Los Angeles cafe first introduced the chili burger, the White Spot or Ptomaine Tommy’s. Chili burgers aside, the White Spot was famous in its day for their omelets smothered in chili. The cafe’s devoted following also used to drop in late at night for “midnight specials.”
I don’t have a date on this theater program but it’s certainly a striking color, isn’t it?
This is a Carthay Circle Theatre program printed up for Paramount’s first all-talking movie, Interference (1928), with advertisements for the White Spot restaurant. According to the Bizarre Los Angeles Facebook page, The White Spot Café – 5357 Wilshire Boulevard, near La Brea. A popular 1920s eatery for teenagers, once located at 5357 Wilshire Boulevard, near La Brea. Though it closed around 1941, many old timers used to argue over which Los Angeles cafe first introduced the chili burger, the White Spot or Ptomaine Tommy’s. Chili burgers aside, the White Spot was famous in its day for their omelets smothered in chili. The cafe’s devoted following also used to drop in late at night for “midnight specials.”
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