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The dinner menu from the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1948
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Outside Tom Breneman’s, Vine Street, Hollywood, circa mid 1940s
There’s nothing like a vivid Kodachrome photo to bring a slice of 1940s Hollywood to life. Tom Breneman’s restaurant on Vine Street north of Sunset Blvd became famous when Breneman started hosting his “Breakfast in Hollywood” radio show, which aired … Continue reading
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Sidney Skolsky thumbs a ride in front of Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd
Pictured here in front of Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd is Sidney Skolsky who was a gossip columnist who wrote for several New York newspapers and had a column in Photoplay magazine called “From A Stool At Schwab’s” because that’s … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant, Vine Street, Hollywood in color, circa 1940s
Without a motorcar in the frame to help us date this photo, it hard/impossible to date this photo of the Brown Derby restaurant on Vine Street in Hollywood, but that’s okay. To me, this place was timeless and in my … Continue reading
The Broadway Hollywood department store sign lights up the night sky, circa late 1930s
Those Life magazine photographers sure knew how to frame a dramatic photo. The bright neon sign atop the Broadway Hollywood store at the Hollywood and Vine corner lights up the night sky like a beacon. Meanwhile, three Buicks (1938, 1937, … Continue reading
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The Clearing House of Information on Public Figures, Sunset Strip, Los Angeles, 1950 (formerly La Rue restaurant)
This is a Los Angeles mystery I’ve never been able to solve. 8361 Sunset Boulevard on the Strip started out as an elegant French restaurant called La Rue, which was opened by the Hollywood Reporter’s Billy Wilkerson in April 1944. … Continue reading
“Eat In Your Car” drive-in restaurant, Los Angeles, March 1949
This photo was taken in March of 1949 when the concept of eating in your car was so new that they had to advertise that it was now an option. Of course, it was easier to do back when cars … Continue reading
Clifton’s Brookdale Cafeteria, 648 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1936
It’s rare that I can present a photograph of a place that is not only still around today, but even better than it was back in 1936, which this shot was taken. Clifton’s Cafeteria quickly became a Los Angeles fixture … Continue reading
Looking east on Wilshire Boulevard from Detroit Street, Los Angeles, 1941
In this 1941 photo, we’re on Wilshire Blvd at the corner of Detroit St, looking east. On the right is one of the Melody Lane restaurants that used to dot Wilshire Blvd. The other two were at Western Ave and … Continue reading
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Canter Brothers Delicatessen, 2323 Brooklyn Ave. (now Cesar Chavez Avenue) in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles (1939)
One of the feels-like-it’s-been-there-forever fixtures on LA’s restaurant scene is Canter’s 24-hour delicatessen on Fairfax Ave, just up from CBS and The Grove. But that wasn’t its original location. Canter Bros first opened at 2323 Brooklyn Ave. (now called Cesar … Continue reading