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LUNCH MENU AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY
I love the informal map of Hollywood on the cover of the Brown Derby menu. . 1947 – Luncheon Menu at the Brown Derby in Hollywood If you click on the menu it’s easier to see.
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1939 – THE BROWN DERBY ON WILSHIRE
You can cross reference with the handy map in the previous post! 1939 Wilshire Brown Derby This is the dessert case: Pies and Cakes and Pastries at the Brown Derby
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A STRIKE AND A NIGHT VIEW AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY
1934 Spokane Daily News Waiters outside the Hollywood Brown Derby – on strike in 1934: A night view in Hollywood some thirty years later… You can see the Brown Derby’s neon sign glowing on the right:...
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IT’S WONDERFUL LIFE – COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA
Beloved the world over: On May 26, 1947, the FBI issued a memo stating “With regard to the picture “It’s a Wonderful Life”, [redacted] stated in substance that the film represented rather obvious...
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SELZNICK HOME AND OFFICE
The building was first owned by Ince, then Cecil B., then Selznick, then Desilu… Selznick must have liked the Colonial architectural style. Although, with those arches the home is more Regency or...
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SPLITSVILLE FOR RITA HAYWORTH AND THE ALY KHAN
Rita Hayworth announcing her divorce from the Aly Khan at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 1951. I think this image says it all concerning celebrity bust ups. Note the sterile neutral setting, the surround...
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FRANK SINATRA’S HOUSE IN PALM SPRINGS – DESIGNED BY E. STEWART WILLIAMS –...
Babies, go this lovely weblog and see how Twin Palms appeared in a Joan Crawford film… Frank Sinatra: Mid-Century Modern Godfather – B.E.L.T. – St. Louis.
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YOU WALKED OUT OF A DREAM
I’ll just tell you what I know. And, my darling chickadees – it’s all hearsay as the divine Ms. Monroe had already departed the Hollywood scene well before I was born. Below is a photograph of Marilyn...
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