I don’t know what to look at first in this photo. Is it the gaping whale mouth that decorates the Fish Shanty restaurant that used to stand at the diabolical four-way intersection of La Cienega Blvd, San Vicente Blvd, Burton Way, and 4th Street? Is it that sleek, gorgeous 1938 Lagonda Rapide V-12 convertible parked out front? Or is it the valet parking guy who may or may not realize it’s a British car and therefore has the steering wheel on the right?
A fully restored 1938 Lagonda Rapide V-12 convertible:
A color photo of the exterior of the Fish Shanty restaurant
A close up of the whale-shaped front door of the Fish Shanty restaurant:
I wonder of the colors really were as vibrant in real life as portrayed in this color promotional postcard of the interior of the Fish Shanty restaurant:
** UPDATE ** The photo below is taken from a 1965 movie called The Loved One. We can see in the background that same car. In this movie, the Fish Shanty is used as the location of a British ex-pat club, so it’s quite possible that the image at the top of this post is actually from the movie.
The Fish Shanty was only built in 1950. The car parked there is simply a then-vintage vehicle, and the traffic light is clearly post-1950.
The top photo has to be one of my all time favourites of the ones you post! Just sublime
I agree, Steve! That car! OMG!