{"id":1491,"date":"2012-11-10T22:55:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T22:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2019-03-03T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T01:04:26","slug":"clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/","title":{"rendered":"Clara Bow&#8217;s &#8216;It Cafe&#8217;, 1637, Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?fit=960%2C651&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,651\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clara Bow&#8217;s &#8216;It Cafe&#8217;, Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?fit=640%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1492\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Clara Bow's 'It Cafe', Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?resize=640%2C434\" alt=\"Clara Bow's 'It Cafe', Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-clara-bow.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe It Cafe was at 1637 Vine St in the lobby of the Plaza Hotel near the corner of Hollywood and Vine, and was opened by \u201cIt Girl\u201d Clara Bow and her husband Rex Bell on September 3rd, 1937. It had a zodiac motif and was popular with Bow\u2019s silent movies era pals. This same space was, earlier in the 1930s, called the <strong>Russian Eagle Cafe &amp; Gardens<\/strong> and counted Garbo among its regulars.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1925 to 1928 &#8211;<strong> Klemtner\u2019s Blue Plate Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1928 \u2013 1931 &#8211; <strong>Pig \u201cN Whistle Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1931 to 1936 \u2013 <strong>Russian Eagle Caf\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Dec 17, 1936 to Sept 1937 &#8211; <strong>Cinnabar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sept 1937 \u2013 <strong>It Caf\u00e9<\/strong> (owned by Clara Bow for about a year, then changed management)<\/li>\n<li>1944 \u2013 <strong>Les Comiques<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1952 &#8211; <strong>Westerner Lounge-Grill<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/it-cafe-front-door\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2139\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/it-cafe-front-door\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?fit=666%2C812&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"666,812\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it-cafe-front-door\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?fit=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?fit=640%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2139\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Front door ot Clara Bow's 'It Cafe', Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?resize=640%2C780\" alt=\"Front door ot Clara Bow's 'It Cafe', Vine Street, Hollywood, 1930s\" width=\"640\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?w=666&amp;ssl=1 666w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-front-door.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8321\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/it-cafe-matchbook\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?fit=302%2C760&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"302,760\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"It Cafe matchbook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?fit=119%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?fit=302%2C760&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?resize=302%2C760\" alt=\"It Cafe matchbook\" width=\"302\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-matchbook.jpg?resize=119%2C300&amp;ssl=1 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/matchbook-from-clara-bows-it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=274%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"274,319\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483467474&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matchbook from Clara Bow&#8217;s It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=274%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=274%2C319\" alt=\"Matchbook from Clara Bow's It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" width=\"274\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?w=274&amp;ssl=1 274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Matchbook-from-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=258%2C300&amp;ssl=1 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/clara-bow-and-rex-bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-it-cafe-in-1937\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?fit=500%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,382\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clara Bow and Rex Bell getting ready to open the \u201cIt\u201d Cafe\u0301 in 1937\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?fit=500%2C382&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?resize=500%2C382\" alt=\"Clara Bow and Rex Bell getting ready to open the \u201cIt\u201d Cafe\u0301 in 1937\" width=\"500\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-Rex-Bell-getting-ready-to-open-the-%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%9D-Cafe%CC%81-in-1937.jpg?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/entrance-of-clara-bows-it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=564%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,497\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Entrance of Clara Bow&#8217;s It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=564%2C497&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=564%2C497\" alt=\"Entrance of Clara Bow's It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" width=\"564\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Entrance-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/interior-of-clara-bows-it-cafe-vine-street-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=564%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"564,347\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Interior of Clara Bow&#8217;s It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?fit=564%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=564%2C347\" alt=\"Interior of Clara Bow's It Cafe, Vine Street, Hollywood\" width=\"564\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Interior-of-Clara-Bows-It-Cafe-Vine-Street-Hollywood.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/08\/11\/napkin-from-the-hollywood-plaza-hotel-and-it-cafe-circa-late-1930s\/napkin-hollywood-plaza-hotel-and-it-cafe-1930s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?fit=700%2C673&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"700,673\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Napkin from the Hollywood Plaza Hotel and It Cafe, circa late 1930s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?fit=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?fit=640%2C615&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?resize=640%2C615\" alt=\"Napkin from the Hollywood Plaza Hotel and It Cafe, circa late 1930s\" width=\"640\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Napkin-Hollywood-Plaza-Hotel-and-IT-Cafe-1930s.jpg?resize=300%2C288&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>View of the It Cafe foyer, from the inside looking toward the front door:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/the-it-cafe-on-vine-st-this-is-the-front-door-looking-from-inside-the-cafe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?fit=720%2C635&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,635\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The It Cafe On Vine St. This Is The Front Door, Looking From Inside The Cafe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?fit=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?fit=640%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?resize=640%2C564\" alt=\"The It Cafe On Vine St. This Is The Front Door, Looking From Inside The Cafe\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/The-It-Cafe-On-Vine-St.-This-Is-The-Front-Door-Looking-From-Inside-The-Cafe.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Clara Bow and her husband Rex Bell in one of the booths:<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9485\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/clara-bow-and-her-husband-at-the-it-cafe-vine-st-hollywood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?fit=960%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,686\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clara Bow and her husband at the It Cafe, Vine St, Hollywood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?fit=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?fit=640%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9485\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?resize=640%2C457\" alt=\"Clara Bow and her husband at the It Cafe, Vine St, Hollywood\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Clara-Bow-and-her-husband-at-the-It-Cafe-Vine-St-Hollywood.jpg?resize=768%2C549&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">After Clara Bow sold out, it later became <strong>Phil Selznick&#8217;s It Caf<strong>\u00e9<\/strong><\/strong> (Phil Selznick was David O. Selznick&#8217;s uncle and in the 1950s, opened Phil Selznick&#8217;s Blue Evening in Toluca Lake.)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3970\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/hollywood-places\/places-e-to-k\/it-cafe-002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?fit=242%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"242,310\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"it cafe 002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?fit=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?fit=242%2C310&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3970\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Phil Selznick's It Caf\u00e9, Vine Street, Hollywood\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?resize=242%2C310\" alt=\"Phil Selznick's It Caf\u00e9, Vine Street, Hollywood\" width=\"242\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?w=242&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/it-cafe-002.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><a 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-2.jpg?fit=244%2C290&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-2.jpg?fit=244%2C290&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4005\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Phil Selznick's It Caf\u00e9, Vine Street, Hollywood\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-2.jpg?resize=244%2C290\" alt=\"Phil Selznick's It Caf\u00e9, Vine Street, Hollywood\" width=\"244\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/it-cafe-001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2012\/11\/10\/clara-bows-it-cafe-1637-vine-street-hollywood-1930s\/it-cafe-001\/\" 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