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Coco Tree Restaurant at the corner of Hollywood & Vine, 1930s
Some sort of filming (1936) is going outside the CoCo Tree Café, which stood on the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine from 1932 to 1940. It was located in the Laemmle Building — Carl Laemmle planned a 900-seat theatre … Continue reading
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Van de Kamp drive-in, corner of Fletcher Drive & San Fernando Rd, Atwater Village
This Van de Kamp bakeries and drive-ins were a large chain throughout Los Angeles. This one was located the corner of Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Road in Atwater Village. This night time shot was taken in 1954 and I’m … Continue reading
The original Brown Derby’s original location
Someone just sent me this photo of the original Brown Derby, telling me it was the original derby on the site of the Chapman Hotel. I’d never heard that the original Brown Derby had moved so I asked him about … Continue reading
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Proposed Brown Derby restaurant, northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood
File this one under the heading of “Coulda Been Shoulda Been.” This is an artist rendering of a proposed location of a Brown Derby restaurant at the northwest corner of Hollywood and Vine. Over the years, that corner has seen … Continue reading
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Interior of Hollywood nightclub, circa late 1940s
This photo was labeled as being inside Ciro’s nightclub. But when I compared it to other interior photos of Ciro’s I have posted on my website – http://bit.ly/1qfAUe0 – I doubt that’s right. The ceiling looks too low and that … Continue reading
Interior of Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Cafe, Pacific Palicades, circa mid-1930s
Thelma Todd was a popular actress in the 1930s – known as “the Ice Cream Blonde.” In 1934, she opened a place in Pacific Palisades called Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café, a year before she died under mysterious circumstances. It’s not … Continue reading
Stores on Weyburn Ave., Westwood, 1938
This photo is from 1938 and shows what looks like a homeware store next to a bookstore on Weyburn Ave. in Westwood. Why can’t they make shops like this anymore? For that matter, why can’t they make streetlights like that … Continue reading
Currie’s Ice Cream Parlor, 100 N. Gale Drive, Beverly Hills
Like Wil Wright’s, Currie’s was another popular chain of ice cream parlors. This one was at 100 N. Gale Drive, Beverly Hills (at the corner of Wilshire) and they certainly made sure you couldn’t miss it at night. Apparently, their … Continue reading
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Lawry’s The Prime Rib, 100 N. La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, 1938—the year it opened
I didn’t know that the Lawry’s restaurants went back as far as the 1930s until I found this photo of Lawry’s The Prime Rib at 100 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Hills. This photo was dated 1938—the year it opened—and … Continue reading
Advertisement for the Trocadero Cafe, 6600 Hollywood Blvd, 1919
Before the Hollywood Reporter’s Billy Wilkerson opened “The Trocadero,” Los Angeles had another Troc, the “Trocadero Café.” It was at 6600 Hollywood Boulevard and probably opened some time in the late 1910s. (This ad is from 1919.) From the looks … Continue reading