I’ll take any and every chance to post a photo of a Van De Kamp’s – especially if it’s in color as we get to appreciate the striking (Delft?) blue windmill that adorned the roof of every Van De Kamp’s bakery or restaurant. This one stood on the southwest corner of Laurel Canyon Blvd at Sylvan St, in North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley. The photo was taken in 1962 which makes me wonder of the zippy little convertible at the corner is still with us.
This is how that corner looked in September 2022. Unfortunately, it looks like that building is now empty.
Odd that they had a major signage facing away from the intersection. Who were they expecting to see that name from some distance? And did it go up well before any encroachment around them? It’s map time! Map, not nap!!
Some eye catching cars in the picture, true California! Early two passenger Thunderbird, two door Cadillac, interesting roadster that I thought was an Austin Healy at first, and a 1960 Oldsmobile Cutlass speeding by!
Can anyone id the roadster?