Tag Archives: Restaurants
Night shot of Tiny Naylors drive-in restaurant at the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd and La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, 1949
There’s just something about night shots with all those shadows, especially at drive-in restaurants where the bright lights bounce off the polished paint jobs on the cars. Tiny Naylors was a very popular place that stood at the northwest corner … Continue reading
Menu for Cafe Continental at Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, 1956
Anybody care to join me for lunch at the Cafe Continental at Paramount Studios? We’ll have to jump into our time machine and go back to 1956, but that shouldn’t be a problem, should it?
Looking west toward the original Brown Derby restaurant at Wilshire Blvd and Alexandria Ave, Los Angeles, 1968
In this 1968 photo, we’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd outside the Brown Derby restaurant at Alexandria Ave. It’s a shame that the sign is blocking our view from seeing the hat-shaped roof, but it’s interesting to know that at … Continue reading
Theme Building under construction at Los Angeles International Airport, circa early 1960s
Los Angeles has more than its fair share of iconic buildings (L.A. City Hall, Capitol Records, Griffith Observatory, Disney Concert Hall, Grauman’s Chinese, Hollywood Bowl, to name a few) but there is nothing like the Theme Building that stands in … Continue reading
Night shot of McDonald’s Hamburgers, 10207 Lakewood Blvd, Downey, California, September 6, 1954
California doesn’t always knock down its important historical architecture! Case in point: this McDonald’s Hamburger fast-food restaurant is the third one built for the chain (it opened on August 18, 1953) and is now the oldest one still in existence. … Continue reading
Googie’s restaurant next to the San Carlos Hotel at Fifth and Olive Sts, downtown Los Angeles (undated)
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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Late-night snacking at Audrey’s Hot dog stand at the corner of Olympic Blvd and Alvarado St, Los Angeles, at 3am, 1961 (William Claxton)
This 1961 photograph by William Claxton is reeking with atmosphere. It was taken at Audrey’s Hotdog stand at the corner of Olympic Blvd and Alvarado St at 3am when the glamorous couple in the foreground had obviously been to some … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1970
I don’t normally post vintage photos as late as 1970, but the Brown Derby is an exception to the rule. This is the original, hat-shaped Derby that stood on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Alexandria Ave from 1937 … Continue reading
The Clock restaurant, 6710 La Tijera Blvd, Los Angeles, built in 1951
I know nothing about the Clock restaurant other than it stood at 6710 La Tijera Blvd, Los Angeles, not far from LA International Airport, and was built in 1951. But oh my goodness, look at the sign at the front … Continue reading
A night shot of “Jack’s On the Strip” burger joint, 8806 Sunset Blvd where Tower Records would later be, West Hollywood, circa 1950s
When Tower Records opened on the 8800 block of Sunset Blvd on the Sunset Strip in 1971, it became an instant landmark that the Guinness Book of World Records recognized as the “largest record store in the world.” What was … Continue reading