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Carpenter’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurant at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
Carpenter’s was a popular mini chain of drive-in restaurants around LA in the 1930s and 40s. Probably their best-known location was at the corner of Sunset and Vine. This one was at Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave. (The skyscraper in … Continue reading
Nighttime shot looking north up Vine St to The Pig Stand and Carpenter’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurants on Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1932
These days, the northeast and southeast corners of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood are home to a bank and an office tower. But back in circa 1932, those two corners were far more interesting. We’re looking north up … Continue reading
Carpenter’s Drive-In, 6285 Sunset Blvd (at Vine St), Hollywood, 1932
The photographer who took this photo was standing on the building at the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St that would later be home to Wallichs Music. The view is looking east across Vine to the northwest corner … Continue reading
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Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant at the corner of Glendale Blvd and Silver Lake Blvd, Glendale, California, circa mid to late 1930s
Going on the 1935 Ford in the foreground, this photo of Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant at the corner of Glendale Blvd and Silver Lake Blvd was taken some time in the mid-to-late 1930s. And it was certainly still around in the … Continue reading
Carpenter’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurant at the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, 1933
It looks like Carpenter’s Sandwiches on the northeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Vine St in Hollywood was doing a roaring trade in 1933. And with 15-cent sandwiches, 20-cent chili con carne, and you don’t even have to get out … Continue reading
Waitress serving a customer at Carpenter’s Drive-In Restaurant, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
Here’s a slice of circa 1930s life: A busy waitress serves a customer at Carpenter’s Drive-In Restaurant at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Vermont Ave. In the background, we can see the Bullocks Wilshire department store, aka the “Cathedral … Continue reading
Carpenter’s Drive In Restaurant does a roaring trade at Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, 1932
For some reason, I can’t get enough of these photos of Los Angeles’s drive-in restaurants. They always seem to speak of a slower, easier time when a burger could be had for 15 cents. This one is Carpenter’s Drive In … Continue reading
Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant, 6290 W Sunset Boulevard at Vine St, Hollywood, circa early 1930s
Harry Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant opened at 6290 W Sunset Boulevard on the corner of Vine Street in the early 1930s and was one of the earliest “drive-in” restaurants in the U.S. It’s where Dick Powell’s character worked in 1937’s “Hollywood … Continue reading
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Harry Carpenter’s restaurant take-out bag
Harry Carpenter’s Drive-Ins were at several locations around Los Angeles, including corner of Sunset and Vine, Wilshire and Western, Wilshire and Vermont, Pico and Vermont, Silverlake and Glendale, Sunset and Virgil.
Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant, 667 S Western Ave at Wilshire, Los Angeles, 1937
What a sight this place must have been come nightfall. This is Carpenter’s drive-in restaurant, Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, 1937. Carpenter’s had a number of locations around LA, but this one was opposite the Wiltern Theater. I … Continue reading