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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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Streetcar safety zone at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, 1952
Here we have a photograph that is supposed to be showing streetcar safety. This is the corner of Hollywood and Vine in 1952. You see that narrow strip of road with the painted border? The one that the streetcar passengers … Continue reading
“Vivacious Lady” playing the Pantages Theater, looking west on Hollywood Boulevard, 1938
In this 1938 photo, we can see Hollywood Boulevard looking west from Argyle Ave. “Vivacious Lady” starring Ginger Rogers and Jimmy Stewart is playing at the Pantages Theatre, and the streetcar tracks are clearly visible on the road. And look … 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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Hody’s family restaurants
Hody’s family restaurant locations: Corner of Hollywood and Vine 3553 South La Brea Ave 3601 South La Brea Ave Lankershim at Oxnard, North Hollywood Corner Lakewood and Candlewood, Lakewood Center Pacific Coast Highway at Anaheim St and Clark Ave, Long … Continue reading
Nancy’s, 6366 Hollywood Boulevard, a few blocks west of Vine Street.
A reader recently emailed me to ask if I’d ever come across a store on Hollywood Boulevard called Nancy’s, which she remembers going to with her mother. I hadn’t so I went looking and found this photo. Nancy’s was at … Continue reading
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Interior Of The Brown Derby restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood
There’s something about the Brown Derby restaurant on Vine Street that seems to encapsulate living and working in Hollywood during the studio system era. I think this shot gives us an idea of how wonderful it would have been to … Continue reading
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Menu from Brown Derby restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood, dated Sunday, May 30, 1948
If you’ve ever wondered (like I have) what you would have ordered if you’d had the chance to go to the Brown Derby on Vine Street in Hollywood, here’s your chance. This menu has a specific dated printed on it: … Continue reading
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