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Tick Tock Tea Room at 1716 Cahuenga Blvd, Hollywood, 1950
When I started researching bars, nightclubs and restaurants popular during the years the Garden of Allah Hotel was open, one of the names that appeared regularly in memoirs and autobiographies was the Tick Tock Tea Room at 1716 Cahuenga Blvd, … Continue reading
Tom Breneman’s restaurant, Vine St., Hollywood, circa 1940s
Oh, how I do enjoy a great night neon shot! Tom Breneman’s was on Vine St, near Sunset Blvd. It became famous when Breneman started hosting his unscripted morning radio show “Breakfast in Hollywood” (1941 to 1948) in the former … Continue reading
Sardi’s restaurant, 6315 Hollywood Boulevard, near Vine St., circa mid 1930s
Sardi’s opened in 1932 and was a very popular Hollywood Boulevard restaurant during its time. I was never really aware of its neighbors before. Apparently, you could start the evening at the Blue Room cocktail bar, then dine at Sardi’s, … Continue reading
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Wilshire Boulevard at dusk, Los Angeles, circa early 1960s
Here we have a circa-early-1960s shot of Wilshire Blvd at dusk. On the left we can see the pylon for the Ambassador Hotel, and opposite it, the original Brown Derby. Interesting, I see it’s got an awning to the sidewalk—I … Continue reading
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History of various Los Angeles drive-in locations
6290 Sunset Blvd SE corner at Vine Street PIG STAND BBQ / CARPENTER’S / STAN’S This is where Carpenter’s moved when its first Sunset & Vine stand was to be demolished. Originally though it was a rival drive-in operated by … Continue reading
NBC studios at Sunset Blvd and Vine Street, Hollywood, 1948
If I lived in LA in the 1940s, I think I’d want to live within walking distance of Vine Street between Sunset Blvd and Hollywood Blvd. It seemed to have it all: Tom Breneman’s restaurant, Wallichs Music City, the Brown … Continue reading
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Corner Hollywood and Vine, circa 1947 with 1946-47 Cadillac coupe on the left.
In this photo we’re on Vine Street looking north toward the Hollywood and Vine corner. That sleek black car on the left is a 1946-’47 Cadillac coupe. It looks fairly new so I’m guessing this photo was taken circa 1947. … Continue reading
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The original Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd across the street from the Ambassador Hotel, 1957
This sepia-tinged photo of the original Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd, cross the street from the Ambassador Hotel is from 1957 and is now one of my new most favorite photos of one of my most favorite places of Hollywood’s … Continue reading
McDonnell’s Eat-in-Car drive-in restaurant, 301 N. La Brea Blvd, Los Angeles, 1935
This is the McDonnell’s “Eat-in-Car restaurant at 301 N. La Brea Blvd, Los Angeles, (at the corner of Beverly Blvd) in 1935. The 40-cent fried chicken (“McDonnell’s style”) looks like a great deal. It also comes with shoestring potatoes, which … Continue reading