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Table at the Brown Derby restaurant with a derby-shaped light fitting
This photo could just be an unremarkable shot of a booth at a restaurant (with a tablecloth that could do with a decent ironing) until you look at the light shade over the table and you see that it’s shaped … Continue reading
Dolores Drive-in restaurant near Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1957
This photo of the Dolores Drive-in near the northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega Blvd shows us LA’s drive-in restaurant culture as it was reaching its zenith. I would have loved the chance to wolf down a cheeseburger, … Continue reading
Looking down Vine Street from Hollywood Blvd, circa 1950
Judging from the circa 1950 Pontiac, I’m guessing this was the view looking south along Vine Street from the Broadway Department store on Hollywood Boulevard. In the distance we can see the distinct sign for the Brown Derby restaurant. Below, … Continue reading
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A view of Hollywood from the Bernheimer Mansion (later Yamashiro) in 1912
If we had stood in 1912 at the front of the Bernheimer Mansion (later known as the Yamashiro restaurant) atop the hillside overlooking Hollywood, this would have been our view. There’s still some open land, but homes have started to … Continue reading
Interior of the Tick Tock Tea Room at 1716 North Cahuenga Ave, Hollywood
Of all the places around LA that I’ve set scenes in my Garden of Allah novels, it’s the Tick Tock Tea Room at 1716 North Cahuenga Ave in Hollywood that seems to evoke the most memories. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading
Currie’s Ice Cream Parlor at 6775 Sunset Blvd, circa mid 1930s
Along with CC Brown’s on Hollywood Boulevard, one of the things I wished I’d be able to experience in the Los Angeles of yesteryear was a visit to a Currie’s Ice Cream Parlor. (Does anyone know when they closed down?) … Continue reading
Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s
There’s always something so deliciously film noir about well-lit night photos of Hollywood, isn’t there? This shot from Life magazine show us the Ed Pyle Union 76 gas station at Selma Ave and Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1930s, and I … Continue reading
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At the corner of Crescent Heights and Sunset Boulevards, driving east, circa 1960
I love finding casual across-the-hood shots. Somebody was driving east along Sunset Boulevard and took this photo when they were crossing Crescent Heights Boulevard. On the right we can see the iconic Googie Coffee Shop with the black-and-white stripped roof, … Continue reading
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Pool’s Sandwiches, 6290 Sunset Blvd, southeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood, circa late 1930s
I do love a well-lit night scene like this one of Pool’s Sandwiches. I found a listing for it in the 1938 LA City Directory at 6290 Sunset Blvd, on the southeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood. I love the … Continue reading
Sardi’s Wilshire Restaurant, 6594 San Vicente Blvd at Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
As far as I knew, the Formosa Café was the only golden-era Hollywood restaurant made out of a carriage. But this place – Sardi’s Wilshire Restaurant, 6594 San Vicente Blvd at Wilshire Boulevard seems to be completely constructed out of … Continue reading