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 4^th 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.