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Color photo looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s
I do love a Kodachrome color photo that pops with color. But I especially love it if it’s looking north up Vine St from the Brown Derby restaurant to the Hollywood Blvd intersection. Those two blue cars turning into the … Continue reading
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Color photo of Brown Derby restaurant with Record Room, Vine St, Hollywood, circa early 1950s
I’m always up for a photo of the Vine St Brown Derby in Hollywood—especially if it’s color. It went through various stages, but we can date this to around early 1950s because around then, two things happened. The restaurant was … Continue reading
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Night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, Hollywood, circa 1930s
I don’t have a date for this night shot looking south down Vine St from the Plaza Hotel, just south of Hollywood and Vine, but from what I can see of the cars, it looks to be circa 1930s. But … Continue reading
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Color shot of the Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948
I do enjoy coming across a photo of the original “Eat in the Hat” Brown Derby restaurant, and although this one isn’t very big, it is wide enough to give us the context of its location. We can see that … Continue reading
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Matchbook collection from 15 vintage Los Angeles restaurants and bars
Here’s a quick pop quiz for you: Of the 15 LA restaurants represented here in Tara Gordon’s photo, which ones have you (a) heard of, or (b) not heard of, or (c) visited personally? I’ve heard of them all but … Continue reading
“Hollywood Cocktails” boxed book of cocktail recipes from 1933
My thanks to Steve T for sending me these photos of his wonderful find: a boxed book called “Hollywood Cocktails.” It’s from 1933 and proved so popular they did three printings in one month. Mind you, that’s the year Prohibition … Continue reading
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Night shot looking south down Vine St from Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, June 7, 1951
This is the short of shot I really love coming across as it gives us a gritty feel for what it was like to be walking the streets of Hollywood in times gone by. We’re looking south down Vine St … Continue reading
Color photo of the Brown Derby Restaurant, 1628 N. Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1963
Here’s what I want to know: Who the hell is responsible for this boring as mud makeover of the Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 Vine St? After opening in 1929, it changed here and there over the years. But it … Continue reading
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Color photo looking west along Wilshire Blvd toward Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, circa 1950s
In this photo, we’re looking west along the south side of Wilshire Blvd past the Melody Lane restaurant coffee shop, over Beverly Dr. to the Beverly Wilshire Hotel at the Wilshire and Rodeo Dr. corner. This photo was taken in … Continue reading
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Video clip of Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s
Photos are great and all, but there’s nothing quite like video clips to show us what a place looked and felt like in the real world—even this one that’s perhaps one second long. This is, of course, the original Brown … Continue reading
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