#Wilshire Blvd

[oldshowbiz]

Streamline Moderne along the Miracle Mile. Demolished in 1980.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

GHOSTS OF L.A.'s LANDMARK MID CENTURY EATERIES -- MORE THAN JUST A "COFFEE SHOP."

PIC INFO: Resolution at 828x1241 -- Spotlight on a front cover menu illustration for the Brown Derby coffee shop, formerly on Wilshire Blvd. & Alexandria in Los Angeles, CA, c. 1955.

THE BROWN DERBY:

MINI-OVERVIEW: "This iconic brown hat-shaped restaurant was known as the original Hollywood hot spot where Lucy Ricardo famously had her first meal in L.A., and Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard. Opened in 1926 on Wilshire Boulevard, the chain spawned several locations, including the 24-hour Vine Street café, where you’d find transplanted New Yorkers. All of the L.A. venues closed in 1980."

-- THE BOLD ITALIC, "Cool Vintage Menus from Classic LA Restaurants," by Jennifer Chen, c. November 2014

Source: https://thebolditalic.com/cool-vintage-menus-from-classic-la-restaurants-the-bold-italic-san-francisco-27ec9da8d51.

[westside-historic]

Where was off the record, used album store? I remember most everything else, music odyssey, horizons west, etc. I just can’t place Off The Record. Help!

I grew up about two blocks away from Off the Record, and it was my favorite record store!

Off the Record was located at 2621 Wilshire Blvd, near the intersection of 26th in Santa Monica. They were the first record store I knew of that sold used albums and cassettes, but they sold new records as well. Used albums were typically $2-$5, and they graded them EX, VG, G, F, so you knew what you were getting.

I bought so many used LPs there, many of which I still own. They sold Richard Pryor albums to an eleven-year old me, which was really hip of them at the time. They also sold bootleg live albums, and I still have at least one double live Led Zeppelin boot I purchased there around 1980.

This really tiny, crappy ad is the only thing I could find on the interwebs:

By the way, we're all friends here! Dont be anonymous! Be onymous!

[joeygallagher]

Malibu / Wilshire Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA (2023)

35mm Film

[archiveofaffinities]

Ed Ruscha, Wilshire Blvd., 1965

[helena-bottom-farter]

[dionysus-complex]

saw Built to Spill last night!

[judas63961]

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[a1click]

TBTFW denies business relationship with Whittington

A luxury car showroom that has yet to be approved by the Beverly Hills Planning Commission is distancing itself from RD Whittington – a salesman accused of theft who is currently under investigation – after the Beverly Press revealed an apparent connection between the two.

In Planning Commission meetings earlier this year, commissioners questioned why Whittington did not have a DMV license for his showroom, Wires Only, at 9030 Wilshire Blvd. A DMV license search revealed an approved license for 9030 Wilshire Blvd., but it was listed under the name Spur Ridge Holdings, LLC. Whittington insisted he did not know anything about Spur Ridge, or why it was listed on the 9030 Wilshire Blvd. location. A phone call to Spur Ridge rerouted to TBTFW, another luxury car showroom at 9737 Wilshire Blvd.

Matthew E. Wolf, an attorney for Spur Ridge, reached out to the Beverly Press on Oct. 16 to assert that Spur Ridge, doing business as TBTFW, is not affiliated with Whittington.

“While allegations regarding RD do not come as a surprise to those who have dealt with him, Spur Ridge is a completely independent entity and has no association or affiliation with Wires Only or RD Whittington,” Wolf said.

However, Wolf also said that TBTFW and Whittington previously “shared rental space” at 9030 Wilshire Blvd during an unspecified time frame.

“Spur Ridge and RD had no partnership or operational relations of any kind,” Wolf said.

Wolf also corroborated the allegations that Whittington sold vehicles that he did not own.

“Over time, Spur Ridge became aware of RD’s business practices, such as instances in which RD misappropriated vehicles consigned to him by other vehicles brokers,” Wolf added. “Those business practices quickly induced Spur Ridge to seek its own space. The move was hastily made, and Spur Ridge is still seeking recognition of a conditional use permit for the 9737 Wilshire Blvd space. Pending its CUP, Spur Ridge continues to store vehicles in its new space for exhibition purposes, but cannot sell cars out of the new space.”

While TBTFW is licensed by the DMV and California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, it is currently awaiting a Planning Commission hearing on its conditional use permit application. Wolf said the showroom expects to be approved by the end of the year.

He added that the showroom is not yet open to the public for “on site” sales pending CUP approval. However, an employee at the showroom said that customers can make appointments online to view cars in-person.

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[oldshowbiz]

The Los Angeles hippies who lived in domed mansions.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

COFFEE SHOPS & HOLLYWOOD HOT SPOTS ON THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE -- I'LL HAVE THE SOUP OF THE DAY & A BROWN DERBY SPECIAL.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on vintage menu for The Brown Derby Coffee Shop, on Wilshire in West Los Angeles, CA, c. 1957.

OVERVIEW: "Opened in 1926, the original restaurant at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard remains the most famous due to its distinctive shape. Whimsical architecture was popular at the time, and the restaurant was designed to catch the eye of passing motorists. The Brown Derby name originated from a Malverne, New York-based restaurant of the same name that had been a popular hang-out for vaudevillians in the 1920s. It was founded by Wilson Mizner as a small cafe, across the street from the popular Hollywood hot spot the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador Hotel. Wilson was the front man; Herbert K. Somborn owned the property and Jack L. Warner put up the money. Wilson Mizner sat in booth 50 almost every day.

The cafe was successful enough to warrant building a second branch later. The original, derby-shaped building was moved in 1937 to 3377 Wilshire Boulevard at the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Alexandria Avenue, about a block from its previous location (and directly across the street from the Ambassador Hotel).

In September 1980, the restaurant closed without warning. Local preservationists unsuccessfully tried to stop the building from being bulldozed, but the demolition was completed in November and replaced by a parking lot."

-- VINTAGE MENU ART

Source: https://vintagemenuart.com/products/the-brown-derby-coffee-shop-hollywood-1957.

[westside-historic]

A&W's corporate headquarters was in Santa Monica for a while in the late '60s/early '70s.

[joeygallagher]

GRECSvsWILSHIRE 

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Jim Greco - Los Angeles, CA  (1999-2000)

Filmed & Edited by J. Strickland 

[barkingbonzo]

STREET

SANTA MONICA

[focusgroupentertainment]

Chioke Plastic Surgery or Natural Glow-Up?

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