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Hollywood Blvd, near Vine Street, circa 1926 or 1927
Looks like it was a busy day on Hollywood Boulevard when this photo was taken, circa 1926 or 27. On the far right, we can see a vertical sign for Henry’s Café at 6315 Hollywood Boulevard, near Vine St and … Continue reading
Night shot of Schwab’s Pharmacy at 8024 Sunset Blvd
When the Schwab brothers opened their pharmacy at the Sunset Blvd and Crescent Heights corner in 1935, I wonder if they knew how long its fame would extend, how we’re still fascinated with it, and how many of us wish … Continue reading
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Looking north up Vine Street from Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, circa 1940s
Yesterday, I was writing a scene where Marcus and Kathryn leave the Vine Street Brown Derby in a hurry and run down Vine toward Sunset. So I went looking for a photo that showed me what Vine Street looked like … Continue reading
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Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Kodachrome, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Sunset Blvd
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Cover of Vine Street Brown Derby restaurant, featuring caricatures by artist Eddie Vitch
This is a cover of the Vine Street Brown Derby’s menu. We can see here that it featured some of the many caricatures drawn by Eddie Vitch of the famous people who dined regularly there. Shortly after Brown Derby opened … Continue reading
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Advertisement for the gambling ship “Rex” which was off Santa Monica Beach until the early 1930s
And here’s an advertisement for the SS Rex gambling ship off Santa Monica from the Daily Racing Form in 1939:
Moon Over Miami Club, 13333 1/2 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, California
Jennie Poll – President Jack Morrill – Vice-President Tommy Thompson – Secretary-Treasurer Telephone: V. N. 8360 “Dine – Dance – Swim – Ride” Here’s a question I’m putting out there: Someone just sent me this photo of her grandmother’s certificate … Continue reading
Brown Derby, Beverly Hills, 1950s
The original Brown Derby on Wilshire and the Hollywood Brown Derby on Vine St got most of the attention but there were two others. This one opened in 1931 at 9537 Wilshire at the corner of Rodeo Drive in Beverly … Continue reading
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Harvey House restaurant, Los Angeles Union Station, 1939
Harvey House was a chain railroad meal stops along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway line. The last stop on that line was Los Angeles and at Union Station, and as we can see from this 1939 photo, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Downtown Los Angeles, Restaurants, Trains and Railways
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