Tag Archives: Restaurants
Richard Conte steps out of La Rue restaurant at 8631 Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip as seen in the movie “Hollywood Story”, Los Angeles, 1951
Yesterday, Alison Martino added this photo to her Facebook page. It’s a screengrab from a 1951 movie called “Hollywood Story” which is worth watching for its many Los Angeles locations. In this shot, Richard Conte is coming out of a … Continue reading
Looking east along Wilshire Blvd from west of Fairfax Ave toward the May Co. department store under construction, Los Angeles, 1939
The May Co. department store opened its flagship building on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave in 1940. (If anyone knows the specific date, I’d love to have it. (**UPDATE** This store opened on September 7, 1939 … Continue reading
Night view of Stan’s drive-in restaurant on the northwest corner of Beverly Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1952
Here’s a 1950s scene if ever if ever there was one. We’re looking at Stan’s drive-in restaurant which stood on the northwest corner of Beverly Blvd and La Brea Ave. I wonder if it was as packed as this every … 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
Carpenter’s Sandwiches drive-in restaurant at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
Carpenter’s was a popular mini chain of drive-in restaurants around LA in the 1930s and 40s. Probably their best-known location was at the corner of Sunset and Vine. This one was at Wilshire Blvd and Western Ave. (The skyscraper in … Continue reading
Color photo of a 1959 Rambler station wagon parked out front of Dino’s Lodge restaurant, 8524 Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip, West Hollywood
On March 21, 1958, Dean Martin along with a business partner and freshly split from Jerry Lewis, opened Dino’s Lodge in the building where a failed restaurant called The Alpine Lodge used to operate. Serving Italian food, evidently (and somewhat … Continue reading
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Early photograph of the Tam o’ Shanter Inn, 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, circa mid-1920s
And from the Storybook school of architecture comes the charming Tam o’ Shanter Inn at 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles. There’s lots to love about this place, but my favorite detail are those crooked—I don’t even know what to … Continue reading
Los Angeles Railway “M” streetcar at the corner of Broadway and 7th Street alongside a very crowded sidewalk, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1920s
I’ve read in a number of places that the intersection of Broadway and 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles was the city’s busiest intersection. I have not, however, been able to understand why that was. But when you see photos … Continue reading
Color photo of Hody’s coffee shop, 3553 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1952
I am always interested to know 1950s-era coffee shops attracted the attention of customers. In the case of this Hody’s at 3553 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, it was to build a flat tower at least twice the height … Continue reading
Color night photo of Pick’s coffee shop, 11925 Santa Monica Blvd, West Los Angeles
I don’t have a lot of information on this coffee shop, but I find this image so evocative of 1950s LA coffee shops that, for me, at least , it’s enough. This color night photo is of Pick’s coffee shop … Continue reading