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Night shot of the Brown Derby restaurant and Eddie Cantor gift shop, Vine Street, Hollywood, circa late 1930s
I love shots of buildings that are creatively lit up at night and this one of the Vine Street Brown Derby glows with charm. I’m putting this one at the late 1930s because next door is the Eddie Cantor Gift … Continue reading
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The Fred Harvey restaurant prepares to open with its staff of Harvey Girls at Los Angeles’s new Union Station, 1939
When Union Station in downtown Los Angeles opened on May 4, 1939, passengers on the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific railway lines arrived and departed from the same glorious station that combined Art Deco and Mission Revival with … Continue reading
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Traffic on the corner of Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Rd, Atwater Village, Los Angeles, 1936
In this photo, we’re reminded that even L.A. drivers in 1936 had to deal with heavy traffic. This is the intersection of Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Rd in Atwater Village, south of Glendale. I guess it’s the morning rush … Continue reading
Aerial view of Wilshire Blvd from MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, circa 1930s
In a view that I can only assume was taken from an aircraft, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd after it passes through MacArthur Park, makes a 45-degree turn, then heads due west. We can see the striking tower of … Continue reading
Original Brown Derby restaurant, 3427 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa late 1920s
In this photo we’re treated to how the original Brown Derby restaurant looked when it was built at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard. That’s when its site was between Mariposa and Alexandria and faced due south, before being moved half a block … Continue reading
Wilshire Coffee Pot cafe, 8601 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, circa 1925
What better shape for a café than a coffee pot? In this circa 1925 photo, we’re treated to the Wilshire Coffee Pot café at 8601 Wilshire Blvd on the northwest corner of Stanley Drive in Beverly Hills. The sign reads: … Continue reading
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Dolores Drive-in on the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Le Doux Rd, Beverly Hills, circa early 1950s
I love how the drive-in restaurants of Los Angeles were often repurposed once the life of the original business had run its course. In a former life this had been a Carpenter’s sandwich stand – home of the 15 cent … Continue reading
The Feed Rack restaurant with oversized ice cream cones, 2626 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock, circa 1930
This place started out life as The Cone, ice cream parlor at 2626 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock, but then I guess the Great Depression hit and nobody could afford the luxury of ice cream anymore. So it became a small, … Continue reading
Maurice and Richard McDonald, the founders of McDonald’s, standing in front of their drive-in sign, San Bernardino, California, 1954
This photo captures a slice of California history—dubious though it may be. In 1954 in San Bernardino, Maurice and Richard McDonald, the founders of McDonald’s, pose in front of their temporary sign (see how it’s weighed down with sand bags) … Continue reading
Brown Derby Restaurant at night, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, 1966
When most people think of the Brown Derby restaurant, they either think of the original one shaped like a hat or the one in Hollywood on Vine Street. But there was also one on the prime corner of Wilshire Blvd … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverly Hills, Brown Derby, Night photo, Restaurants, Rodeo Drive, Wilshire Blvd
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