I wanted to know a little more about that Musso's restaurant in the background of the Dwarfland photos. Owner Joseph L. Musso (1880-1946) was indeed the same Musso of Musso and Frank in Hollywood.
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Los Angeles Evening Citizen News 7.8.46
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He opened Musso's restaurant in a converted house at 6300 Wilshire in 1934
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1937
Works Progress Administration Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
A dinner dance for the Los Angeles Chinese Tennis Club at Musso's Restaurant, 1934
Shades of L.A. Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
Patio at night
Security Pacific National Bank Collection/Los Angeles Public Library
Jericlcat/Flickr
Musso's closed in 1939 and reopened as Carder's in early 1940
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https://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.wor...nu-cover-1940/
Here's the noirish part. The place is robbed by a mustachioed bandit...
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...and less than two years later, Mr. Musso (I'm presuming the landlord) dies and Carder's becomes Schroeder's restaurant
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Schroeder's lasts a year and is gone
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THEN the place becomes a short-lived art gallery, the Municipal Art Department with an exhibit celebrating the 500th birthday of Leonardo DaVinci
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before a demolition permit is issued in 1953. The land sits empty until
1972 when architect Maxwell Starkman builds the Zenith National Insurance Company building that sits there today.
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This is such a great photo Godzilla Precarious indeed!
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oldstuff, thanks for background info and house address of the Lampmans in Santa Monica. As always, I appreciate your research.
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Thanks for figuring out the location of the #5 flood snapshot FW. I was stumped.
The ebay seller with the 1934 flood photos also has two 'mystery' photos. (shown below)
"somewhere in Los Angeles"
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