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Brown Derby Restaurant, Hollywood, Cal

Description: Image of a street view of buildings and automobiles on North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, including signs for the "Grand Prix Barber Shop," the" Brown Derby Restaurant" (1628 North Vine Street), the "Brown Derby Bamboo Room," "Maurice Inc.," and "Satyr Book Shop," and "Hiram Walker's 'Canadian Club'" and parking.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1935-1940
Call number: photCL_555_06_1779
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The Original Brown Derby, Hollywood, Cal

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Street view of the original Brown Derby restaurant, in the shape of a derby hat, at 3377 Wilshire Boulevard on the corner with Alexandria Avenue in Los Angeles, California, with automobiles, pedestrians, a bus stop, and the Brown Derby Coffee Shop visible.

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Brown Derby Restaurant, Beverly Hills, Cal

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Image of the Brown Derby Restaurant, with hat-shaped sign, and automobiles parked on the street at 9537 Wilshire Boulevard on the corner of Wilshire and Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Various business signs read "Artaglia Bros. Tailors est. 1907" and "Sterling" a spare tire cover on an automobile at right has lettering that reads "RPM motor oil first choice." The Beverly Wilshire Market can be seen, at far left, at 9570 Wilshire Boulevard. Printing on the curb reads "Rodeo Dr. 200 Blk. N."

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World Famous Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, California

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Image of Hollywood Boulevard as seen from the intersection with Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with the Broadway Hollywood Building in the foreground and the Brown Derby Restaurant in the distance. Visible signs and storefronts include "Sidney's Ltd.," "Firefly Cocktails," "The Ham n Egger," "Five Thirty," "Gidlow & Sellers," "The Brown Derby Hollywood Shop," "Western Air Lines," "California Bank," and "Dancing Nite," with a billboard for "Downtown Airlines ticket office across the street Plaza Hotel lobby" with fares posted "New York $99, Chicago $75, Honolulu $119, San Francisco $9.95."

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The original Brown Derby, Los Angeles

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Street view of the original Brown Derby restaurant, in the shape of a derby hat, at 3377 Wilshire Boulevard on the corner with Alexandria Avenue in Los Angeles, California, with automobiles, a bus stop, Kiwanis International sign, and pedestrians.

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Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, California

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Image of Vine Street at night, with the intersection with Hollywood Boulevard in the foreground, in Hollywood, California, with the Taft Building and Owl Rexall Drugs (at left) and Broadway Hollywood building (at right), and the Brown Derby and Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant in the distance.

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Vine Street, Hollywood, California

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Image of automobiles parked among buildings along Vine Street in Hollywood, California, including the Broadway Hollywood Building, the Plaza Hotel, the Brown Derby and the Taft Building. Additional signs read "Plaza Hotel dancing finest food sightseeing tours limousines u-drive motor tours," "It Cafe," "Mike Lyman's," and "K auto park."

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Brown Derby Restaurant, Hollywood, Cal

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