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Langer’s Delicatessen at 704 S. Alvarado St overlooking MacArthur Park, near downtown L.A.
Langer’s Delicatessen opened in 1947 at 704 S. Alvarado at the corner of 7th Street overlooking MacArthur Park near downtown L.A. Miraculously, it is still there today. What struck me about this photo is the way they spelled the word … Continue reading
Wil Wright’s Ice Cream Parlor at night, Sunset Blvd, 1950
Wil Wright’s was a chain of ice cream parlors that dotted the Southern California landscape from the 1940s to the 1970s. I don’t have a complete list of their locations, but I’ve gathered there was one in Hollywood and on … Continue reading
Soundies (video juke boxes), circa 1940s
Soundies were short, 2-3 minute, films that were produced primarily in the 1940′s to be shown in Panoram machines — coin operated devices that were often placed in bars, bus stations and cafes. They projected a 16mm film from the … Continue reading
Los Angeles / Hollywood / Beverly Hills map, 1937
Confession time: I am a bit of a map fan (and by “bit of a” I mean “a lot of a”) especially if it’s an old one of L.A. and extra points if it’s an old Hollywood map. This one … Continue reading
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Interior of Don the Beachcomber, 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood
Don the Beachcomber was a tropical themed bar, which stood at 1727 North McCadden Place, Hollywood from 1937 to 1958. Home to the Mai Tai and the Zombie, I used it as a location for one of the scene in … Continue reading
Red Fox restaurant near the corner of Hollywood & Vine, early 1960s
In all my wanderings around the internet discovering photos and places of Hollywood in its heyday, I’ve never come across the Red Fox restaurant. It’s surprising because it stood just down from Hollywood’s most famous corner—Hollywood and Vine. Apparently, it … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Hollywood, Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood Blvd, Restaurants
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“Bright Spots of Hollywood” matchbook/map, circa 1940s
Lucky visitors to Hollywood in the 1940s had this handy-dandy map/matchbook showing them where all the “Bright Spots of Hollywood” were. On the other hand, maybe they weren’t so lucky—this map is far from geographically accurate and probably was responsible … Continue reading
The 10 Cent Café, 524½ S. Main Street, downtown Los Angeles, 1936
The 10 Cent Café located at 524½ S. Main Street, downtown Los Angeles. Fried liver and onions, T-bone steak, rib eye, sea bass, fried oysters – the 10 Cent Café had something for everybody and all for only 10 cents … Continue reading
Frank Sebastian’s Cotton Club – corner National and Washington, Culver City.
Cotton Club – corner National and Washington, Culver City. One of several venues run by Frank Sebastian. No relation to, but inspired by, the one in Harlem. Was previously The Green Mill build in 1923 as one of the Southland’s … Continue reading
The Zebra Room & Cape Code Room at the Town House Hotel, Wilshire Blvd
The Town House Hotel near the eastern end of Wilshire Boulevard was built in 1929 and became a popular hotel. Equally popular and well-known was its Zebra Room restaurant. But until I came across this photo, I’d never heard of … Continue reading