In this photo we’re looking north up Highland Ave from about Yucca St, a block north of Hollywood Boulevard. The Hollywood United Methodist Church is still there and is still a thriving church. I do love the signage on the stores such as Dutch Boy Paint and Power House Cocktails (I bet they made ’em strong in that place!) But my favorite is the Chop Suey sign. You see them all over the place in photos of the 50s and 60s but I don’t remember the last time I saw a Chop Suey sign. Do Chinese restaurants still even serve it?

Andie says: “The little market in the green building on the left side of the street had a deli that made the best pastrami sandwiches and the best potato salad. One of my friends was renovating a 20s house in the hills a couple of blocks to the west and about 5 blocks up. We often stopped in to get lunch on our way to her place during the reno. She bought a lot of the Art Deco stuff I had collected.”