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Exterior view of Taylor’s Cafe, 6517 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1930
I don’t know much about Taylor’s Café other than it stood at 6517 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood and it was open from roughly late 1920s to the early 1930s. This photo was taken in 1930. That’s quite an elaborate entrance: the … Continue reading
Atmospheric night shot of Du-par’s Restaurant, 12036 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
I love this atmospheric night shot of Du-par’s Restaurant. Part of the Du-par’s chain of diners, it stood at 12036 Ventura Blvd, Studio City in the San Fernando Valley near what was then known as Republic Studios (now the Radford … Continue reading
Color photo of Van De Kamp’s coffee shop on Laurel Canyon Blvd at Sylvan St, North Hollywood, 1962
I’ll take any and every chance to post a photo of a Van De Kamp’s – especially if it’s in color as we get to appreciate the striking (Delft?) blue windmill that adorned the roof of every Van De Kamp’s … Continue reading
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Looking southeast across the intersection of S. Spring and 1st Streets toward Nibblers diner, downtown Los Angeles, circa 1953
In this circa 1953 photo, we’re looking southeast across the intersection of S. Spring and First Streets in downtown Los Angeles toward a restaurant called Nibblers. It was a small chain of diners who were also at Wilshire & San … Continue reading
Stan’s Drive-In at the southwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Hoover St, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
Stan’s was a popular chain of drive-in restaurants that at its peak had over a dozen locations around LA. This one was at 2902 Wilshire Blvd at the southwest corner of Hoover St. It didn’t have a date, but going … Continue reading
Filming outside the Brown Derby restaurant, 1628 N. Vine St, Hollywood, circa 1930s
In this circa 1930s photo taken outside the Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant at 1628 N. Vine St, it appears someone was filming something. The guy just inside the door way appears to be grappling with a camera tripod. The movie … Continue reading
Hollywood Blvd blazes with spotlights for the 28th Academy Awards at the Pantages Theatre, March 21, 1956
I count six spotlights crisscrossing Hollywood Blvd outside the Pantages Theatre (then still the “RKO Pantages”) the night that the 28th Academy Awards were held on March 21, 1956 to honor the films of 1955. This was the year that … Continue reading
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Three diners pose outside the Tam O’Shanter Inn, 2980 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, 1924
These days, the Scottish-themed steak house called the Tam O’Shanter Inn at 2980 Los Feliz Blvd in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles is famously known as one of LA’s longest running restaurants and is where Walt Disney often … Continue reading
Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1957
Yesterday, after I posted a 1942 photo of the Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors, someone sent me a second photo from almost exactly the same angle, but 15 year later, in 1957. Let’s compare the changes. Italian Kitchen has new … Continue reading
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Hollywood Theatre and its neighbors at 6764 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, 1942
Decades before it became a Guinness World Records Museum, Hollywood Theatre was an popular movie house at 6764 Hollywood Blvd just east of Highland Ave. In this photo, 20th Century-Fox’s “My Gal Sal” was on a double bill with Paramount’s … Continue reading
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