In this circa 1938 shot of the Vine Street Brown Derby in Hollywood, we can see that it was still sandwiched by the Eddie Cantor gift shop to the north and the Satyr Book Shop to the south. But if you look more closely to where the awning stretches the width of the sidewalk, we can see two large white dots, about the size of dinner plates at around knee height. Is that a derby-shaped silhouette we’re seeing? Were they always there? I’ve never noticed them before!
** UPDATE ** : Here’s a close-up of those derby-shaped blocks. Turns out they were planters:
In this circa 1938 shot of the Vine Street Brown Derby in Hollywood, we can see that it was still sandwiched by the Eddie Cantor gift shop to the north and the Satyr Book Shop to the south. But if you look more closely to where the awning stretches the width of the sidewalk, we can see two large white dots, about the size of dinner plates at around knee height. Is that a derby-shaped silhouette we’re seeing? Were they always there? I’ve never noticed them before!
They look like Derbies to me.
That’s what I thought, Gordon. Have you ever noticed them before?
They are the silhouette derby logo of the restaurant, and were there in the 1938-39 era. I have a different 1939 picture that shows them clearly.
Thanks, David. I’m still wondering how I’ve never noticed that detail before!
Yep, they look like logos on the side of a planter in this pic
https://martinturnbull.com/2014/12/17/vine-street-brown-derbys-bamboo-room-entrance-vine-street-hollywood-1937-2/
Oh wow, Johnny, you’re quite right. There they are!