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Looking northeast at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Ave, 1940
Here’s a slice of 1940s LA life. We’re standing on the corner of Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Ave some time in the 1940s. That red car is a 1941 Pontiac so some time after that, I’d say. That place … Continue reading
Nickodell Restaurant, 5511 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles
From Susan M: It’s a place you could take a heavy drinker for lunch and know they would be well cared for! By the 70s, all those earthy type places with alfalfa spouts were in vogue and Nickodell seemed really … Continue reading
Tom Breneman’s, Vine Street, Hollywood. 1947
Here we have a terrific night shot of Tom Breneman’s on Vine Street in the block north of Sunset. The 1940s were the halcyon years for radio (before that cunning little upstart, television muscled its way in) and one of … Continue reading
Looking north up Vine Street from Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, circa mid-1950s (Kodachrome)
Ah…I do enjoy finding a Kodachrome photo of LA! And for some reason, a high proportion of the ones I see are taken around the corner of Sunset and Vine. Looking north up Vine, we can see the ABC studios, … Continue reading
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Original Brown Derby restaurant, Wilshire Blvd, circa 1953
I always love coming across a photo of the original Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd that I haven’t seen before—especially if it’s in color! My friend at the Petersen Automotive Museum tells me that the red car on the right … Continue reading
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Northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, circa late 1940s
I love this photo for showing us a slice of life on Hollywood Boulevard. This is the corner of Hollywood and Vine as seen from under the awning of the Melody Lane restaurant on the north west corner. Behind those … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, WWII
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The Egyptian Theatre and Pig ‘n’ Whistle restaurant, Hollywood, Blvd, 1942
This allows me to say something I don’t often get to say: of the three buildings shown in this photo, two of them are still there! The Egyptian Theatre and the neighboring Pig ‘n’ Whistle restaurant on Hollywood Blvd. The … Continue reading
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Tail o’ the Cock menu, 12950 Ventura Blvd, Studio City
Gary B says: “The Tail o’ the Cock in Studio City was a big hangout for a lot of Hollywood people, including John Wayne. We lived a few blocks from the Tail, and my dad would occasionally report he had … Continue reading
Brown Derby restaurant/coffee shop, Wilshire Blvd, circa 1950s
We always see the original Brown Derby on Wilshire from the Alexandria Ave corner because the hat is so eye catching. But I thought I’d post this one because it shows us there was a whole other half to it. … Continue reading