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Color photo of the Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1969
We’re not often treated to a color photo of the original Brown Derby restaurant, the one actually shaped like a derby that stood at 3377 Wilshire Blvd opposite what was then the Ambassador Hotel. I wouldn’t have expected the neon … Continue reading
Aerial view of the Gaylord Apartments, 3355 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1925
Most of the focus on the 3000 stretch of Wilshire Blvd get swallowed up by the Ambassador Hotel at 3400 Wilshire, but opposite it, at 3355 Wilshire is worth remembering too—especially as it has survived the years longer than the … Continue reading
Original Brown Derby restaurant, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1940
I’ve posted a ton of photos of the original Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd but from this angle (the photographer would have been standing at the front driveway into the Ambassador Hotel) and with those people out front, we … Continue reading
Front and back covers of “The Playgoer” theater program, Los Angele, 1931
My thanks to Bob Stock who sent me these two images. They appeared in a 1931 edition of “The Playgoer” program from his grandparents collection. I don’t know which I love more – the stunning artwork on the front cover … Continue reading
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Tagged Advertisement, Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Color photo, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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Brown Derby restaurant at night, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, as seen from Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, early 1940s
A follower of this page, Linda Cervon, sent me some vintage photos of LA from her collection and kindly allowed me to post some of them. This one is my favorite: a circa early 1940s night shot of the Brown … Continue reading
A 1936 or 1937 Cord parked next to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills
Apparently this car was parked next to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Rodeo Drive and across the street from the W. & J. Sloane furniture store, but that’s not really the point. The point is: this 1936 or ’37 Cord … Continue reading
Wilshire Boulevard at dusk, Los Angeles, circa early 1960s
Here we have a circa-early-1960s shot of Wilshire Blvd at dusk. On the left we can see the pylon for the Ambassador Hotel, and opposite it, the original Brown Derby. Interesting, I see it’s got an awning to the sidewalk—I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, Restaurants, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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Wilshire Boulevard at dusk, Los Angeles, 1959
In this photo taken of Wilshire Blvd at dusk in 1959, we can see the column at the end of the Ambassador Hotel driveway, and the neon signs for the Brown Derby and the Chapman Park Hotel. A little way … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, Night photo, Wilshire Blvd
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Wartime-era street car, 6th Street, Los Angeles, 1943
This shot is so very wartime LA that I’m glad it was taken in color. It was taken in 1943 on West 6th Street near Westmoreland Ave, which puts it right near the Ambassador Hotel and the “Eat in the … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine St from NBC studios, Hollywood circa 1939
If you walked out of the NBC radio studios at the corner of Sunset and Vine in 1939, there’s the view of Vine Street that would have greeted you: the Tropics restaurant, the Globe Investment Company (1529 Vine), the Health … Continue reading