Most photos of what’s thought of as “the original Brown Derby” is actually the rebuilt Brown Derby that stood at Wilshire Blvd and Alexandria Ave. But the original original Brown Derby was built at 3427 Wilshire between Mariposa and Alexandria, and that’s the one pictured in this photo. It opened in 1926; the car parked in front of the neighboring billboard is a circa-1929 Nash, so I’m guessing this photo is circa 1930. On the billboard to the right, I can make out “Richards”, “Distinctive”, and “Door” – does anybody know/guess what they were advertising?