A driver enters a donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shop called The Donut Hole, 15300 Amar Road, La Puente, California, 1970

A driver enters a donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shop called The Donut Hole, 15300 Amar Road, La Puente, California, 1970If there’s one thing this world needs it’s more donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shops with creative names like The Donut Hole. Pictured here in 1970, this one was at 15300 Amar Road in La Puente, around 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. I trust that driver entering via “Do-Nut Blvd” enjoyed his morning commute loaded up with the Hole’s offerings. This style of architecture is known a “mimetic” because the building itself mimics its purpose. You can see more examples of mimetic architecture in LA here.

Opening in 1968, The Donut Hole is still around today! This image is from December 2020.

 

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One response to “A driver enters a donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shop called The Donut Hole, 15300 Amar Road, La Puente, California, 1970”

  1. Martin Pal says:

    This is a new one to me! I love that it’s still around!

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