Botwin's was located at 1911 Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. If you look closely, the artist even included Glendale Boulevard
(there is a bridge over Glendale Blvd. at this point on Sunset).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79761301@N00/
I can't quite figure out the people.
Are they on break from the 'Babes in Toyland' set or is some mobster going to throw them into the Los Angeles River?
Here is a marvelous matchbook.....very streamline moderne at this point.
found on ebay
I've heard rumors that the Botwin building is still there under the guise of TAIX french restaurant...but I wasn't sold on the idea.
The dimensions were too far off in my opinion.
below: TAIX at 1911 Sunset Boulevard.
google street view
below: That is...until I came across this later illustration.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/79761301@N00/
FINALLY the building has the same dimensions as TAIX.....but the give away is that strange 'wall' to the right of Botwin's.
It's still there!
google street view
I am now in agreement.....TAIX is in the old Botwin's!
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We've covered the original TAIX restaurant several times on this thread. It originated in the 1920s at the Champ d'Or Hotel in Los Angeles'
french quarter.
A wonderful
noir photo (seen before on this thread) when TAIX was located near downtown L.A
.....look closely and you can see the sign.
For other images of the old TAIX you can click on the following link.
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...postcount=5079
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