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I would have never guessed this was a Chinese Restaurant except for the soy sauce on the tables.
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utilitarian buildings at LAX, Sept. 1955.
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:previous: thanks oldstuff.
2nd floor at 635-637 South Broadway. 1910s http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/827/61wt.jpgebay this sounds like an amazing place. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/839/epos.jpg |
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Another clue: Is that city hall on the top right of this photo? http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p...psb0078505.jpg LAPL ER - Also, I showed your picture to the wife. She thinks it is a Chinese New Year celebration, not Moon Day. |
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Here's the same location as the El Torro Cafe. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5254/5...2ba29e43_b.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/3345511...89901205/?rb=1 (gsjansen) More Here: http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/show...postcount=1379 |
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http://hollywoodhistoricphotos.ipowe...ood%201932.jpgHHP Opened at 6315 Hollywood Blvd in 1932. http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2011-04/60829298.jpgLAPL Owner Adolph “Eddie” Brandstter, center with customers. Eddie had a bit of a noir side. I didn’t know Sardi’s was destroyed by a fire! From the linked article: The Sunset Inn, Café Montmartre, Sardi's: Wherever Adolph "Eddie" Brandstatter's night spots were, Hollywood once gathered. [After some questionable business decisions] in 1932 he declared bankruptcy and, after he sold the Montmartre, was convicted of theft for having absconded with assorted furnishings, including drapes, china and a large statue of a nude woman (described in the Los Angeles Times as "a cherished art object"). He bounced back with the even grander Sardi's, an Art Deco palace at 6315 Hollywood Blvd. In 1936, it was destroyed by a fire. Once again he bounced back, though a little less high, with the Bohemian Grill on Vine. He had been planning more restaurants (altogether he opened about 10 in a 20-year period) when he committed suicide in 1940. It's hard to avoid the suspicion that he was what we would now call bipolar, with his expansive periods of new projects alternating with catastrophes. This would explain his charisma, and also episodes like his cutting through the wall between the Montmartre and a jewelry shop next door … without telling the landlord. The grandiosity of a manic phase might also explain why his newspaper ads never bothered to mention the Montmartre's address (6757 Hollywood Blvd.). On the other hand, that might have been a marketing ploy, like Ma Maison's having an unlisted telephone number in the 1980s. Or, for that matter, the exceptionally inconspicuous entrance of today's Montmartre Lounge, a bar specializing in private parties for Hollywood people in the old Montmartre location, which has no sign but the letters ML. |
R.I.P. Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) :(
Seen here at Rancho Palos Verdes alongside Edie Adams, Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney in the recently discussed 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'. http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...ASidCaesar.jpg MGM |
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The "real" Sardi's as it appears today in its original and current location in New York City's theater district. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...0px-Sardis.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sardis.jpg As a side note, the lyrics of the song "This Could Be The Start of Something Big" composed by TV personality, musician, author, comedian, and actor Steve Allen in 1956 makes reference to Sardi's. Obviously not the Hollywood Sardi's which was long gone in 1956. Strangely, the next line in the song refers to lying on the sand at Malibu. I personally like the Steve Lawrence - Eydie Gorme recording. |
Finally caught up on the last few months' worth -- so much to comment on and add to. While I catch my breath, I'll just throw something onto the "survivor's pile," from a piece of letterhead. Letterhead is overlooked and underutilized (at least in my personal research) but often features depictions of commercial/industrial buildings that were likely never photographed.
For example, here's a typical piece found while noodling about on the eBay: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3751/1...ab0c5460_z.jpgebay The lithography is always handsome and the vintage typefonts don't hurt either. And what of our friend, 3446 S Hill? According to assessor's records, it was built in 1921, and according to Facebook it's most recently been a club called The Well. Sadly, it no longer has a vintage tractor sitting outside: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7290/1...336bab9e_o.png http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/1...441c271d_o.gif |
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When business slowed [...] Vincent Sardi sought a gimmick to attract customers. Recalling the movie star caricatures that decorated the walls of Joe Zelli’s, a Parisian restaurant and jazz club, Sardi decided to recreate that effect in his establishment. |
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This is not a defense of Eddie B's questionable entrepreneurial ethics, but his activities regarding Sardi's Hollywood may not have been exactly as you portray them. Of course confusion is the norm when, allegedly, Brandstatter's obituary (erroneously) credited him with one-time ownership of NY Sardi's. http://historylosangeles.blogspot.co...eally-are.html Adorning an eatery with caricatures may have been novel, but maybe not. Per one source, "Vincent Sardi wanted to imitate a Paris restaurant, Zelli's, that placed caricatures on the walls of the restaurant."http://archives.nypl.org/the/21509 It bears noting that Brandstatter was born in France and waited tables there too. http://books.google.com/books?id=MjP...tatter&f=false NY Sardi's catered to the Broadway Crowd and Broadway celebrities. With the growth of Hollywood and its well known product, many Broadway celebrities became Hollywood Movie Stars too. It is only a guess that despite the blurred lines, LA Sardi's capitalized mostly on the latter type of celebrity. I could be wrong, but walls with caricatures (and 8 x 10's) has taken on a life of its own. Consider the Brown Derby and so many tailors, shoe makers, dry cleaners and even Post Offices in Hollywood. Of course, beyond the similarity of cuisine served amidst caricatures, there is the Sardi's name, which lends itself to several plausible possibilities. (Is Original Tommy's better than Tom's No. XXX? :rolleyes:) NY Sardi's may have been an "overnight" success when it opened in the Roaring '20s, but by 1922, Brandstatter was a well established LA impresario with his Montmartre. Here is a 1927 article about EB apparently authored by Tom Mix. http://books.google.com/books?id=7vc...tatter&f=false EB may have had an understanding (formal or informal) with NY Sardi regarding LA Sardi's. At least one source identifies the LA Sardi's as a "sister" to the NY restaurant.http://allanellenberger.com/sardis-restaurant-then-now/ https://www.facebook.com/VintageLosA...61803547225972 The existence and/or extent of any relationship between the two entities remains unclear. It would be interesting to know how far in advance of the project EB planned to use the Sardi's name. The Depression caused many to retool their business plans. Whether and how this influenced EB and his LA Sardi's enterprise - is speculative. Startup dates between the two restaurants was roughly 5 years. In the thick of the Depression, it may not have been economically practical for NY Sardi's to take any action to protect its business name and reputation in CA. It is equally possible that for a handshake and nominal consideration, LA Sardi's could have started with NY Sardi's knowledge and approval. Per my earlier query, Sardi's started out as the Gore Building and underwent a substantial facelift and internal changes before becoming Sardi's. One source claims that this was also the location of the Henry's [Bergman] Cafe and the "Brass Rail." https://sites.google.com/site/hollyw...of-fame-part-2 Unless the street was renumbered, there are discrepancies regarding the addresses of these businesses. The '27 CD lists Henry Bergman's at 6325 Hollywood Blvd. There is a "Hollywood Brass Rail" listed at 6321 Hollywood Blvd. in the '36 CD. FWIW, the Admiral Theater apparently took over the Brass Rail's location at 6321 H Blvd. Sardi's was listed in '36 as 6313 1/2 Hollywood blvd. This may be a photo of "that" original Brass Rail. http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...JN5P8HECGQ.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=13571 And its purported former iteration, Henry's [Cafe]Delicatessen http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072174.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072174.jpg http://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072170.jpghttp://jpg3.lapl.org/pics45/00072170.jpg http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1133/sunknown.jpg http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3988 Amazing that Eddie was able to operate as many well known Hollywood businesses, especially after his several brushes with the law. Eddie was not as attractive as Clara Bow, but he evidently made up for IT with copious charm and bravado. One source suggests, albeit tongue in cheek, that Eddie deserved a sidewalk star. As noted in a recent post, Eddie may have had his manic moments, some high some low.http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr...atter-20110414 http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=3988 Brown Derby Caricatures http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/14/55/50.../3/628x471.jpghttp://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/14/55/50.../3/628x471.jpg More Sardi's courtesy of ER http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=1180 http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6...936uclalar.jpg http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7...315hollywo.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4057/4...8accfb14_o.jpghttp://farm5.staticflickr.com/4057/4...8accfb14_o.jpg _________________________ In front of Montmartre - Brandstatter's Cafe http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...d/71068/rec/33 1928 - Women and dead foxes. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0 http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/utils/...ter&DMROTATE=0 |
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I missed the 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' discussion so I had to go searching the interwebs for "The Big Double-ya" myself. It was in the park at Portuguese Point RPV. Then: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gaC1urlFtV.../z+-+Big+W.jpg ..and now (I think) http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_zsuu8IYeF...+-+one+atm.jpg http://steve-mgtp.blogspot.com/2012_10_01_archive.html |
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