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Color photo of the demolition of the original hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, September 1980
Oof! This one is hard to look at: the destruction of the original Brown Derby restaurant at 3377 Wilshire Blvd. Even though technically it wasn’t the actual original one—the very first hat-shaped Brown Derby was at 3427 Wilshire between Mariposa … Continue reading
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Color photo of the Brown Derby restaurant, 1628 Vine St, Hollywood, with a 1955 Buick parked out front
I’ll gladly take any photo of a Brown Derby restaurant, but especially one in color. My friend who works at the Petersen Automotive Museum tells me that gorgeous blue-and-white car parked out front is a 1955 Buick, so let’s call … Continue reading
The Car Café at the Brown Derby restaurant, 4500 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1941
The fourth Brown Derby restaurant in Los Angeles opened in 1940 at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd, which made it a perfect place for a before-the-show dinner when going to the nearby Greek Theatre. I’ve seen photos of it before, but … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant and 24-hour coffee shop, 1628 Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
The Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 Vine St being one of the most popular joints in Hollywood, it’s rare to find a photo of it without cars parked out front or people passing by or waiting under the awning. So … Continue reading
Out on the town with “Out with the Stars” exhibit
A couple of months ago, I went to a marvelous exhibit at the Hollywood Heritage museum called Meet The Stars: 100 Years of MGM Studios and the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was so fascinating that when the museum announced … Continue reading
Nighttime view looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, July 27, 1948
This view looking north up Vine St from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood on July 27, 1948 makes me want to go for an after-dinner stroll just so that I could take in all those lights in real life: NBC radio, the … Continue reading
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Angelenos (and sailors) gather on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1950s
I love these slice-of-life photos taken during LA’s yesteryear. These people were standing under the overhang of Hody’s diner on the northwest corner of Hollywood Blvd and Vine St. I imagine/assume that the photo was taken by the husband of … Continue reading
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Filming outside the Brown Derby restaurant, 1628 N. Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1930s
In this circa 1930s photo taken outside the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 N. Vine St, it appears someone was filming something. The guy just inside the door way appears to be grappling with a camera tripod. The movie … Continue reading
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Moving the Brown Derby Wilshire sign
I have very little information on these two photos of the Brown Derby sign being moved, other than they came from an episode of “Full Custom Garage” called “Funky Junk.” The word “Wilshire” appears at the bottom, so I guess … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine St at dawn toward the Taft building with its huge “Miller High Life Beer” sign at the corner of Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
** UPDATE ** – Apparently this photo was taken in 1954. In this atmospheric shot taken at dawn (I assume, because there’s little traffic), we’re looking north up Vine St toward the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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