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Looking east along Sunset Blvd from Crescent Heights Blvd toward Googie’s Coffee Shop and behind it Schwab’s Pharmacy, 1954

Posted on February 26, 2024 by

The photographer who took this photo was facing east on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd in 1954, looking at two places that took on legendary status in Los Angeles. At the rear is Schwab’s Pharmacy … Continue reading →

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Color photo of Ben Frank’s Googie-inspired restaurant, 8585 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, circa 1962

Posted on March 5, 2023 by

One of the things I like most about Googie-inspired architecture is that you never really know what form or shape they’re going to take. This one, with all sorts of planes and angles heading all direction is Ben Frank’s, which … Continue reading →

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Googie’s restaurant next to the San Carlos Hotel at Fifth and Olive Sts, downtown Los Angeles (undated)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by

Whenever I come across the name “Googie’s” I inevitably think of the restaurant next to the famous Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd that lent its name to a whole architectural style. So I was surprised to find this (undated) photo … Continue reading →

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Googie’s coffee shop under construction next to Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8100 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, 1949

Posted on October 3, 2021 by

In this shot from 1949, we’re seeing Googie’s coffee shop under construction next to Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8100 Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood. Although I’ve seen photos of Googie’s before, viewing it from this front-on angle, it strikes me how … Continue reading →

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Southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd showing Schwab’s Pharmacy and Googie’s coffee shop, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s

Posted on February 24, 2021 by

This vibrant color shot shows us one of the more famous corners in Los Angeles: Sunset and Crescent Heights, where two well-known coffee shops stood side by side: Googie’s and Schwab’s. Googie’s opened in 1949, giving a name to the … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of Schwab’s Pharmacy and Googies Coffee Shop, Sunset Blvd, circa early 1950s

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

Oh, this snapshot. How I love thee. Let me count the ways: We can see the legendary Schwab’s Pharmacy and it’s kooky neighbor, Googies Coffee Shop. I love the blur of 1950s car zooming down Sunset Blvd, and the fact … Continue reading →

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Googie’s Coffee Shop at Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights, West Hollywood

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

Here’s a pocket of LA history I wish I hadn’t missed out on: the corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights at the time when the southeast corner was home to both Schwab’s pharmacy and the Googie’s Coffee Shop whose … Continue reading →

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Schwab’s Pharmacy and its new neighbor Googies Coffee Shop still under construction, August 11,1949

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

We often see pictures of Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard (around the corner from the Garden of Allah Hotel) but it’s rare that the photographer thought to pull back and show the Crescent Heights Market next door. This photo was … Continue reading →

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Schwab’s Pharmacy and its neighbor, Googies coffee shop at Sunset Blvd & Crescent Heights, circa 1950s

Posted on October 28, 2014 by

Here’s a quintessential L.A. photo: Schwab’s Pharmacy and its neighbor, Googie’s coffee shop near the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights, putting it opposite the Garden of Allah Hotel, which stood on the west side of that intersection. If … Continue reading →

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Googies Coffee Shop next to Schwab’s Pharmacy near the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Googie’s Coffee Shop next to Schwab’s Pharmacy near the corner of Sunset and Crescent Heights (and across the street from the Garden of Allah). Googie’s kooky style of architecture gave rise to its own form, a subdivision of futurist architecture … Continue reading →

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