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Tilford’s Restaurant, Wilshire Boulevard
Tilford’s Restaurant and cocktail lounge, located at the northwest corner of La Brea Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard. Opened in 1949.
Looking north up Vine Street, Hollywood, from the Sunset Boulevard corner, 1958
Here we have a view looking north up Vine Street, Hollywood, from the Sunset Boulevard corner in 1958. From left to right we can see the American Broadcasting Company’s radio studios, the ticket office for the Santa Fe railways, The … Continue reading
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Crowd at Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Blvd.
It looks something—or more likely someONE—is drawing a crowd outside Schwab’s Pharmacy on Sunset Boulevard (around the corner from the Garden of Allah). If it is some big-name celeb that’s causing the crowd, I’m a bit surprised. That place saw … Continue reading
The Cock’n Bull English pub, 9170 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Cock’n Bull was an English pub that opened at 9170 Sunset Boulevard in 1937 and lasted for an impressive 50 years, closing in 1987. Perhaps their biggest claim to fame is that the Moscow Mule (vodka, ginger beer and … Continue reading
Napkin from the Hollywood Plaza Hotel and It Cafe, circa late 1930s
Isn’t it amazing how some things survive? I’d love to know how this one did. It’s a paper napkin from the Hollywood Plaza Hotel and It Café, which stood just south of the Hollywood and Vine corner. The hotel’s café … Continue reading
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Gloria Swanson in front of the Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd, circa early 1960s
I don’t know when this shot was taken of Gloria Swanson in front of the Brown Derby on Wilshire Blvd, but judging by her clothes, I’m guessing the 1960s.
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Color photo of the original Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
I wish I had a date of this glorious color photo of the original Brown Derby restaurant on Wilshire. At some point the sign on the top changed from “EAT IN THE HAT” to “THE BROWN DERBY” but I don’t … Continue reading
The Pig Café near the corner of La Brea Ave and Rosewood Ave, Hollywood, 1934
This shot is from 1934. The Pig Café was near the corner of La Brea Ave and Rosewood Ave in Hollywood. Hmmm…I don’t know but I suspect the people who built this might have put a bit more thought into … Continue reading
The Brown Derby in Beverly Hills as taken from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
Here we have a shot of the Brown Derby in Beverly Hills as taken from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. This is the Derby that was busiest on Thursday nights which was the traditional “maid’s night off.” This Brown Derby sat … Continue reading
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