Tag Archives: Restaurants
Bulldog Café, 1153 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, opened 1928
I’m a fan of mimetic architecture – buildings intentionally made to look like something, often in the shape of what it sells, like an ice cream store in the shame of a waffle cone. Yes, they’re kitsch, and but they’re … Continue reading
Menu cover for the Brown Derby restaurant, 3377 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
The original Brown Derby Restaurant was first located at 3427 Wilshire, then 3377 Wilshire Boulevard, across the street from the Ambassador Hotel. Opened 1926.
The original Brown Derby restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Blvd, 1952
We usually see the original Brown Derby restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Blvd photographed from the front, which is understandable because its unusual hat-shaped form is what makes it so memorable. But I thought I’d post this 1952 photo because it … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Brown Derby, Color photo, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
2 Comments
Dolphin Court restaurant, patio dining at the Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
In all the years I’ve been reading, writing about, and researching the Ambassador Hotel for my novels, I’ve never come across the Dolphin Court restaurant. Apparently it featured patio dining, which as we can see at the very top of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Hotels, Los Angeles, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd
Leave a comment
Stan’s Drive-In restaurant, at the corner of 16th and K Streets, Sacramento, California, 1958
*** UPDATE *** – It appears this Stan’s was not in Sacramento (see comments) but I have left the text in this post intact until the actual location can be positively identified. Stan’s Drive-In restaurant stood at the corner of … Continue reading
Cocoanut Grove nightclub menu, Ambassador Hotel, Wilshire Blvd, December 1944
A dinner menu dated December 16, 1944 and signed by the Cocoanut Grove’s orchestra leader Freddy Martin.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ambassador Hotel, Cocoanut Grove nightclub, Hotels, Nightclubs, Restaurants, Wilshire Blvd, WWII
Leave a comment
Perino’s Restaurant at its second location at 4101 Wilshire Blvd
Alex Perino originally founded his eponymous restaurant at 3927 Wilshire Boulevard in 1932 (I have a number of photos posted on my website at https://www.martinturnbull.com/?p=4695) It was a very high-class place that became an instant hotspot, drawing many of Hollywood’s elite … Continue reading
Aerial view of Wilshire Blvd, looking west from Commonwealth Ave, circa 1940s (?)
Here we have a west-looking view of Wilshire Boulevard as seen from Commonwealth Ave. The drive-in restaurant Simon’s is at the lower left, the Town House Hotel is opposite (a little past it but out of sight is the original … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aerial photographs, Brown Derby, Bullocks Wilshire, Hotels, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd, WWII
Leave a comment
The London Shop – Rodeo Drive, Wilshire Blvd, & Hollywood Blvd
The London Shop in the Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood Blvd: The London Shop at 3359 Wilshire Boulevard, next to the Brown Derby Restaurant: The London Shop, 303 North Rodeo Drive, at Dayton Way, Beverly Hills (1947)
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Beverly Hills, Brown Derby, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, Restaurants, Rodeo Drive, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
1 Comment