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Ferncroft Inn chicken restaurant, 670 S. San Vicente Blvd, Los Angeles (undated)
I’ve been researching the restaurants of Los Angeles for quite some time now, and am always delighted to find a new one. Especially when it’s a chicken dinner restaurant because I always find myself thinking of Mildred Pierce. I’m sure … Continue reading
Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Ridgley Dr, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
Here’s a color snapshot of Los Angeles in all its mid-1950s glory. We’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Ridgley Dr., where the Mullen Bluett store (a mid-level clothing store) stood for many years. None of the stores we can … Continue reading
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Interior of Thrifty Drug Store lunch counter, Santa Monica, California, January 4, 1937
Most vintage photos of stores (at least, the ones I come across) are nearly always of the exterior, so it makes for a refreshing change of pace to see inside. This one shows us what the interior of a Thrifty … Continue reading
Multi-business building on the southwest corner of 8th and Olive, downtown Los Angeles, 1927
There was a lot going on in this Victorian building on the southwest corner of 8th and Olive, downtown LA, with its five bay windows and its square turret with the fancy ironwork crowning the top. I assume the “YOU … Continue reading
Color photo of Toff’s on Hollywood Blvd at Orchid Ave near Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, during the summer of 1967
About a week ago, I posted a photo of the then-freshly laid stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the background, I noticed a sign for a diner I’d never heard of called Toff’s. Quite my accident I later … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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Advertising for Don the Beachcomber’s Luau dinner buffet, 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood (undated)
Of all the Hollywood restaurants I missed out on experiencing, one of the first I’d head into when I finally get my time machine is Don the Beachcomber which stood at 1727 North McCadden Place just of Hollywood Blvd from … Continue reading
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
Herbert’s drive-in restaurant on the southeast corner of Beverly Blvd and Fairfax, Los Angeles, 1945
There are many things to like about this 1945 photo of Herbert’s drive-in restaurant on the southeast corner of Beverly Blvd and Fairfax Ave: The HERBERTS blade sign, the shiny pre-war cars that people were still driving because automobile production … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Night photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping
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An atmospheric night shot of Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant, 100 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa late 1930s
This dripping-with-atmosphere night shot of Lawry’s The Prime Rib restaurant at 100 La Cienega Blvd in Beverly Hills is so pristinely lit that it almost looks like it’s from a movie. I love that backlit “THE PRIME RIB” signage, and … Continue reading