It makes me wonder what drama was unfolding inside the Vine Street Brown Derby that needed the LAPD. Perhaps there was a contretemps in the Brown Derby Liquor Shop (which is hard to miss with that red neon sign) and that yellow 1956 Buick was the getaway car. It’s nice to see the place closer up than from the west side of the street, which is how we usually view it. What I’d really love to find is a close-up of that decorative pattern on the wall above the awning. It looks to be quite detailed.
An LAPD squad car parked out front of the Vine Street Brown Derby restaurant in Hollywood, circa mid-to-late 1950s
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That’s a frieze.
56 Chevy for sure. Buick might be a 55?
My friend who’s a curator at the Petersen Museum ID’d the yellow car as a 1956 Buick.
Dum da-dum, dum da-dum da-dum…These are the stories of the highway patrol. Q-“Hey, can someone get Dan Matthews into the shot?” R-“Sorry, Broderick’s taking a bit of an after lunch nap now, if you know what I mean.” This has Not been a screen gems presentation.