It looks like these girls in the rumble seat are looking for a good time and perhaps have found it at a joint at 6421 Whittier Boulevard. It’s called The Tamale because, well, it looks like a big tamale. The year was 1928, which was in the middle of Prohibition, so I’m guessing the good time also included some bootleg. Remarkably, that building still exists today! And note that one of the menu offerings written across the front reads “Spanish Delight.” Back then, because of anti-Mexican racism, it was easier to sell Mexican food if you called it “Spanish.” Eater LA has an interesting story on it: http://bit.ly/2PxqeZZ
It looks like these girls in the rumble seat are looking for a good time and perhaps have found it at a joint at 6421 Whittier Boulevard. It’s called The Tamale because, well, it looks like a big tamale. The year was 1928, which was in the middle of Prohibition, so I’m guessing the good time also included some bootleg. Remarkably, that building still exists today! And note that one of the menu offerings written across the front reads “Spanish Delight.” Back then, because of anti-Mexican racism, it was easier to sell Mexican food if you called it “Spanish.” Eater LA has an interesting story on it: http://bit.ly/2PxqeZZ
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