Johnny Weissmuller’s American Natural Foods store at 6719 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1970s

Posted on September 15, 2020 by

Johnny Weissmuller’s American Natural Foods store at 6719 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1970sThis photo shows us how the two extremes of circa 1970s California life lived side-by-side on Hollywood Blvd. At number 6719 was the health-food franchise started in 1970s by Johnny Weissmuller. He was no longer the big screen’s Tarzan, but he was a great promoter of a healthy lifestyle and played a role in the movement toward healthier eating. Right next door was a joint called Hal’s Nest. I never saw it for myself, but if the exterior is anything to go by, my guess is that it attracted bar flies from all over the neighborhood. I’m guessing there wasn’t a lot of customer crossover between these two places.

Here is a close up of Weissmuller’s store:

Johnny Weissmuller’s American Natural Foods store at 6719 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1970s

Here is some sort of listing (or advertisement, maybe?) for the store:

Johnny Weissmuller’s American Natural Foods store at 6719 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1970s

That building remains pretty much intact. This image is from April 2019:

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5 responses to “Johnny Weissmuller’s American Natural Foods store at 6719 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1970s”

  1. Frank says:
    March 28, 2022 at 3:11 pm

    When I was 9 years old, I rode my bicycle around Canoga Park looking for Vichy water from France–which I had seen on TV. I think it was 1958. I came across Johnny Weissmuller’s off an alley behind the Canoga movie theatre on Owensmouth and Sherman Way. That store became Follow Your Heart and some of the people from that store ended up running Whole Foods.

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  2. Alan says:
    March 2, 2023 at 10:44 am

    I used to get protein drinks on the Hollywood blvd store. One day guess who walks in?

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  3. SANDRA ASKEW says:
    March 19, 2023 at 7:20 pm

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