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Cover of Vine Street Brown Derby restaurant, featuring caricatures by artist Eddie Vitch
This is a cover of the Vine Street Brown Derby’s menu. We can see here that it featured some of the many caricatures drawn by Eddie Vitch of the famous people who dined regularly there. Shortly after Brown Derby opened … Continue reading
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Brown Derby, Beverly Hills, 1950s
The original Brown Derby on Wilshire and the Hollywood Brown Derby on Vine St got most of the attention but there were two others. This one opened in 1931 at 9537 Wilshire at the corner of Rodeo Drive in Beverly … Continue reading
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Wilshire Blvd Brown Derby restaurant under construction, March 1936.
We’ve all seen tons of photos of the original hat-shaped Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd opposite the Ambassador Hotel, but this is a new one on me: a shot of the Brown Derby being constructed. Actually, this was the … Continue reading
Looking north toward the Brown Derby on Vine, Hollywood, 1939
Here is a 1939 shot of Vine St, Hollywood looking north from the Selma Street corner where Trader Joe’s is now. We can see the Vine St Brown Derby, and farther up, the Taft Building, where Charlie Chaplin, Will Rogers, … Continue reading
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A 1928 shot of the building which will later become the Vine Street Brown Derby in Hollywood
This shot was taken in 1928 and is of the building that would soon house the Vine Street Brown Derby, which would open on St Valentine’s Day, 1929. The large arch is where the entrance to the restaurant will be, … Continue reading
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Color view of Hollywood and Vine, 1950s
This color view of Hollywood and Vine is so 1950s, isn’t it? I love how nicely everyone is dressed—no ripped tee-shirts and cut-off jeans shorty-shorts. I also love the woody station-wagon entering the intersection. But I especially love how you … Continue reading
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Menu cover for the Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
The original Brown Derby Restaurant was first located at 3427 Wilshire, then 3377 Wilshire Boulevard, across the street from the Ambassador Hotel. Opened 1926.
The original Brown Derby restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Blvd, 1952
We usually see the original Brown Derby restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Blvd photographed from the front, which is understandable because its unusual hat-shaped form is what makes it so memorable. But I thought I’d post this 1952 photo because it … Continue reading
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Aerial view of Wilshire Blvd, looking west from Commonwealth Ave, circa 1940s (?)
Here we have a west-looking view of Wilshire Boulevard as seen from Commonwealth Ave. The drive-in restaurant Simon’s is at the lower left, the Town House Hotel is opposite (a little past it but out of sight is the original … Continue reading
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The London Shop – Rodeo Drive, Wilshire Blvd, & Hollywood Blvd
The London Shop in the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood Blvd: The London Shop at 3359 Wilshire Boulevard, next to the Brown Derby Restaurant: The London Shop, 303 North Rodeo Drive, at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills (1947)
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