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A driver enters a donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shop called The Donut Hole, 15300 Amar Road, La Puente, California, 1970
If there’s one thing this world needs it’s more donut-shaped coffee-and-donut shops with creative names like The Donut Hole. Pictured here in 1970, this one was at 15300 Amar Road in La Puente, around 20 miles east of downtown Los … Continue reading
Wilshire Coffee Pot, 4600 W. Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
** UPDATE ** – Someone on Facebook said that this Coffee Pot was actually at 8601 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills. You’ve got to love a coffee shop with a pot on its roof as tall as the café itself. This … Continue reading
Looking east along Sunset Blvd from Crescent Heights Blvd toward Googie’s Coffee Shop and behind it Schwab’s Pharmacy, 1954
The photographer who took this photo was facing east on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights Blvd in 1954, looking at two places that took on legendary status in Los Angeles. At the rear is Schwab’s Pharmacy … Continue reading
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The Wich Stand drive-in/restaurant, 4508 W. Slauson Ave, Windsor Hills, Los Angeles, circa 1958
I do enjoy seeing a prime Googie-style Los Angeles diner, and this one certainly is that. In 1958, the Wich Stand drive-in/restaurant opened at 4508 W. Slauson Ave in the Windsor Hills area of Los Angeles, around halfway between downtown … Continue reading
John’s Cafe, 6382 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1920s
This unremarkable café with the forgettable name holds a unique place in Hollywood history: it was the first restaurant in Hollywood. According to one source I read, it started with a guy (John, I assume) serving hot dogs to the … Continue reading
Color photo looking north up Vine St toward Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa late 1950s
In this color photo (probably a postcard) we’re looking north up Vine St toward the Hollywood and Vine intersection. The Capitol Records building is open, which means it was taken after 1956. We can also see scaffolding on the northeast … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine St at dawn toward the Taft building with its huge “Miller High Life Beer” sign at the corner of Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, circa 1950s
** UPDATE ** – Apparently this photo was taken in 1954. In this atmospheric shot taken at dawn (I assume, because there’s little traffic), we’re looking north up Vine St toward the Taft building on the southeast corner of Hollywood … Continue reading
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Night photo of Bob’s Big Boy restaurant, 624 S. San Fernando Blvd, Burbank, California, 1948
Bob’s Big Boy was a chain of Southern California diners that was started by Bob Wian in 1936. There was 9 restaurants in total, only one of which remains in operation (in Toluca Lake, near Warner Bros.) The one pictured … Continue reading
Promotional advertisement by the Hollywood Blvd Association, 1928
I could find very little information about this promotional advertisement for the merchants of Hollywood Blvd, other than it was placed by the Hollywood Blvd Association at 6605 Hollywood Blvd. The person who sent it to me says it’s circa … Continue reading
Night shot looking west down Hollywood Blvd from the southeast corner of Vine St, Hollywood, 1936
Yesterday, I posted a photo looking west along Hollywood Blvd from Vine in 1936. One of the comments on that post was from Quentin Hall, who posted this wonderful photo. It was taken maybe fifty feet from yesterday’s photo, also … Continue reading
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Tagged Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Night photo, Restaurants
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