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Jack Carson and Doris Day head for a cab in the parking lot of Schwab’s in “My Dream Is Yours” (1949)
I love it when Hollywood movies went out on location, thereby preserving iconic architecture, albeit only on film. This is a screen shot of Jack Carson and Doris Day flagging a cab in the parking lot of Schwab’s in “My … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Movie Stars, Restaurants, Schwab's Pharmacy, Sunset Blvd
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View of Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, looking east from the Brown Derby, 1936
This is a quintessential 1930s LA view if ever I saw one. This is Wilshire Boulevard in 1936 in which we can see the Brown Derby, the entrance to the Ambassador Hotel, the Gaylord Apartments, and in far, far distance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Hotels, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
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The first Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery at Western Ave & Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, 1921
Though largely forgotten now, if you lived in Los Angeles in the 1930s, you could swing a girdle or a derby without hitting a Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery. This is a photo of the first one, which opened … Continue reading
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Tam O’ Shanter Inn restaurant, 2980 Los Felix Blvd, Los Angeles
This whimsical example of “Storybook Style” architecture is a restaurant called the Tam O’Shanter Inn. It opened in June 1922 by the founders of Van de Kamp’s Dutch Bakeries and is still around today, making it Los Angeles’ oldest restaurant … Continue reading
Dolores Drive-in restaurant & cocktail lounge, 7860 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles
With other locations at: Corner Wilshire Blvd and La Cienega, Beverly Hills Route 66, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Luncheon menu for Bullocks Wilshire department store, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
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Wilshire Blvd, Brown Derby, Zephyr Room and the Cord-Auburn automobile dealership…and more…in color!
This is one of my favorite photos I’ve come across recently. It shows us the stretch of Wilshire Blvd that the Ambassador Hotel (where the palm trees line the street) looked out on. We can see Brown Derby restaurant, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Brown Derby, Color photo, Hotels, Los Angeles, Restaurants
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Dramatic aerial view of Melody Lane diner at Hollywood and Vine
I’ve posted a lot of photos of the Hollywood and Vine corner, but I’ve never come across a view of LA’s most famous intersection from such a dramatic angle. This was taken atop the 12-story Taft Building, which was the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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