It’s not often that we get to see the original Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd in color and on film, so this gif is rare and special. The streetlight on the right was called a Wilshire Special but I’m intrigued about the one on the left with the three bulbs. From the quick glimpse we get of the passing cars, I’d say this footage was taken in the 1940s but I’m open to correction.
The three bulbs on the left are actually floodlights that illuminate the Derby at night.
After I posted this, I continued to look at it and figured that must have been their purpose.
I see a 49 or 50 Chevy going by.