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Tom Breneman's, Hollywood, California

Description: Image of Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant at 1539 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with visible signs including "Grant Auto Parks Parking," "Castle's Cameras, Photographic Supplies, Home Movies," "Robbins Miller," "Sporting Goods," "Quitting Business Sale!," "Sy Devore," "Gifts," "House of Griffis," "Gruen Watch Time," "Ham N' Eggs," "Tom Breneman's Radio Entertainment," and "Glorifried Ham n' Eggs From Pan to Mouth."
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1947
Call number: photCL_555_06_1904
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Home of "Breakfast in Hollywood," Hollywood, California

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Image of Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant at 1539 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with visible signs including "Coolie Room," "Grant Auto Parks Parking," "Castle's Cameras, Photographic Supplies, Home Movies," "Robbins Miller," "Sy Devore," "Gifts," "House of Griffis," "Gruen Watch Time," "Ham N' Eggs," "Tom Breneman's radio entertainment," and "Glorifried Ham n' Eggs From Pan to Mouth."

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Vine Street, Hollywood, California

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Image looking north on Vine Street in Hollywood California, with Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant at 1539 North Vine Street at center. Visible signs including "Chinese Food Coolie Room," "Grant Auto Parks Parking," "Castle's Cameras, Photographic Supplies, Home Movies," "Robbins Miller," "Sy Devore," "Gifts," "House of Griffis," "Gruen Watch Time," "Ham N' Eggs," "Tom Breneman's radio entertainment," "Glorifried Ham n' Eggs From Pan to Mouth," "Thrifty," "Old Crow," "CBS KNX," "Plaza," "The Broadway Hollywood," and "Taft Bldg."

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Home of Breakfast in Hollywood, Hollywood, California

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Image of a nighttime view of Tom Breneman's Hollywood Restaurant at 1539 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California, with a neon sign for the restaurant that reads "Glorifried Ham n' Eggs From Pan to Mouth" and a banner reading "Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra." The old Tom Breneman's restaurant is visible down the block.

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Looking North on Vine St. in Hollywood, California

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Image of stores along Vine Street looking toward Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Business signs on Vine Street read Beni Gerson, Alexander Stationers, Tom Breneman's (at 1539 North Vine Street), Hollywood Empire Restaurant, with the Plaza Hotel and the Broadway Building visible at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine.

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