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Van de Kamp Dutch Bakery at Ivar St and Yucca Ave, Hollywood, 1940
The windmills of the Van de Kamp bakeries and coffee shops were a common sight all over Los Angeles, starting in 1921. This shot is of the store at Yucca St and Ivar Ave, just a block north of Hollywood … Continue reading
Van De Kamp’s Bakery & Coffee Shop with drive-in service, corner of Fletcher Dr and San Fernando Rd, Atwater Village, 1956
I missed the whole dinner-at-a-drive-in thing by about 20 years, but if I’d been around, chances are you’d have found me at a place like this. This is Van De Kamp’s Bakery and Coffee Shop, which stood at the corner … Continue reading
The first Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery at Western Ave & Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, 1921
Though largely forgotten now, if you lived in Los Angeles in the 1930s, you could swing a girdle or a derby without hitting a Van de Kamp’s Holland Dutch Bakery. This is a photo of the first one, which opened … Continue reading
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Van de Kamps coffee shop menu
5665 Wilshire Blvd, on the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles San Fernando Rd at Fletcher Drive, south of Glendale, Twin Drive-in 1696 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 6261 Laurel Canyon, near Victory, North Hollywood
The various incarnations of 5665 Wilshire Blvd: the Wilshire Bowl – The Louisana – Slapsie Maxie’s – Van de Kamp’s coffee shop
The Wilshire Bowl nightclub at 5665 Wilshire Boulevard was helped made popular with film folk by popular bandleader Phil Harris. I’ve posted about this place before but this is a better photo of it. It went on to have quite … 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
Knickerbocker Hotel and Van de Kamps bakery, Hollywood, 1938
The iconic windmill of the Van de Kamp’s coffee shop dominates the corner of Ivar and Yucca Avenues, in Hollywood, 1938. The Knickerbocker hotel, just off Hollywood Boulevard can be seen on the left.
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