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Sardi's Restaurant

Owned by Eddie Brandstatter with food by Dave Covey - see the restaurateur page - 6315 Hollywood Blvd. Toward the end it included music and dancing. Now the Cave Adult Theater (although I think the original building burnt to the ground) - oh how the mighty have fallen. Later there was a restaurant "Zardi's" in the same locale. I believe that is the building that has unfortunately become the Cave Adult Theater.

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Scandia Restaurant

The Scandia building as it appears today.

9040 Sunset (1946-1989). The original location was across the street, but they moved to 9040 Sunset in 1957.

Very elegant - with paneled woods, copper and brass fixtures, bright red chairs, royal blue and white china and crystal vases. The principal decorations were coats of arms. The owner was Ken Hansen and his sister Teddy (who died in 1979). They were immigrants from Copenhagen. Chef des Cuisine in 1963, Chris Rasmussen. Specialties here were "Lammesaddel", "Viking Sword" and "Bof Med Log". The "Club of the Vikings" met here including Errol Flynn, Victor Borge, and Everett Crosby (Bing's brother and manager).

Schwab's Drug Store

8024 Sunset, Hollywood (1935-1988). Other locations at 6255 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, 401 N. Bedford Dr. Beverly Hills and 430 N. Roxbury, Beverly Hills, CA Owned by Leon, Bernard, Martin and Jack Schwab (brothers). The first Schwab's drug store was downtown on 6th St. Yes, I know you've heard Lana Turner was not really discovered here (it was Top Hat Soda Shop in 1935 where she was discovered). There is a restaurant now using this name celebrating the tradition of this place.  The interior of the original can be seen in the movie Sunset Boulevard.

Seven Seas Restaurant

6904 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood, California The sign for this place in the rear (near the El Capitan parking lot) lasted up until very recently.  Water pouring on the roof gave the sound effect of a South Seas downpour. Hawaiian band and dancers.

Ship Café (The)

Venice Pier, Venice, California

Ship's Coffee Shop

1016 S. La Cienega Blvd, also 10877 Wilshire Blvd. (Westwood), also Overland Ave. Culver City. Ship’s Westwood (RIP 1984) was designed by Martin Stern, Jr. I know at least one Ship’s sign still stands. This chain was founded by Emmett Shipman in 1955.

Silver Slipper Restaurant

110 E. Market Los Angeles California

Simon's Restaurant

Thanks to Bronwen B.

A take out place at Wilshire and Fairfax - demolished to make room for Romeo's Time Square (now Johnies).  Another near Bullocks on Wilshire and probably others I don't know about. These were classic 30's and 40's drive-in restaurants.

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Donated by Jeremy of Australia.

Slim Obley’s  Restaurant

4149 S. Western Ave.

Steven’s Restaurant

1222 W. 7th Los Angeles California

Studio Inn

602 S. New Hampshire

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Sugie's Tropics Restaurant – (see also “The Tropics)

421 North Rodeo Dr. Beverly Hills, California (later known as the Luau). Famous for Sugie's Indian Curry Chicken. The Rain Room was for dancing up a storm!

Sutton’s Grill

1419 S. Western Los Angeles California

Swanee Inn (Lew Le Roy's)

133 N. La Brea

Swing Club

1710 N. Las Palmas

Switzerland Restaurant 

4057 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA  Started out at the New York World's Fair.

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Tait’s Restaurant

518 S. Broadway, 424 W. 6th. One of the first 24 hour restaurants, George M. Keller, general manager

(Generously provided by Patricia B.)

The 41 Club (The Swanky)

833 S. Spring, George Distel manager

The College Inn

8373 Sunset

The Gypsy Camp Restaurant

8524 Sunset

The Manhattan Restaurant

4527 So. Western

The Maryland Restaurant

7210 Beverly Blvd.

The Open Gate Restaurant

1712 Whitley, Hollywood

The Rose Tree Tea House Restaurant (see Rose Tree Tea House)

The Spanish Kitchen Restaurant

127 North Broadway, Los Angeles

Tropics Restaurant (Beverly Hills Tropics)

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421 N. Rodeo Dr., Harry M. Sugarman, owner, opened 11-27-1935  with rain room and Chinese and American dishes. Later became Stephen Crane's Luau.

Tick Tock Tea Room Restaurant

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Started by Arthur and Helen Johnson in 1931or 11/34 (depending on the source!). It started with one clock and ended up with 48 decorating the place. Famous for their Sticky Orange Rolls. The Hollywood branch at 1716 N. Cahuenga had an early American design. It opened on 11/34.  Other addresses were 301 N. New Hampshire and Wilcox at Yucca (pre-dates the Cahuenga Restaurant) (also apparently called the Town House Tea Room for a while). Also a branch at 10123 Riverside Dr. in the Valley.

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Tiny Naylor’s Restaurant

Sunset at La Brea also La Cienega in Beverly Hills.  I know there is at least one building formerly holding a Tiny Naylor’s still standing.  I think it’s near Koreatown. Many were later owned by Richard O'Neill

Menus from collection Kathleen B.

Comment by Kathleen B: I remember my Dad talking about Tip's "on the alley" in Hollywood, maybe near the Chinese theater. He told me many of them were built off alleys, if I remember right

Toby Jug Restaurant

13920 Ventura Blvd.

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Town House Restaurant

2961 Wilshire. Still there but gone is the famous nightclub the Zebra room - 2961 Wilshire. I believe the welfare department may have used this for low income housing at one point.

Toyo-Chop Suey Restaurant (also Toyo Cafe)

1138 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, California  (early Japanese restaurant)

Travaglini’s Roma Rotisserie Restaurant

1801 W. 7th, Los Angeles, California also 17500 Ventura Blvd.

Tricolore Restaurant

1433 N. La Brea

Trocadero (The or Café Trocadero)

Both matchbooks from the Bronwen B. collection

8610 Sunset. One of Hollywood’s most elegant and star filled restaurants owned by Billy Wilkerson. See William Wilkerson on my great restaurateur page

Trocadero Café Restaurant

6600 Hollywood Blvd. (1919). Not to be confused with Cafe Trocadero on Sunset. Owned by J. Rodriguez formerly of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.

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Vendome Restaurant

6666 Sunset.  Owned by Billy Wilkinson. Ralph Pauli- headwaiter

Vernon Country Club Cafe

Opened on May 2, 1912 in Vernon California by Baron Long, this was the first great nightclub.  At 49th and Santa Fe, music dancing and shows, Jerry Strayer, manager in 1926. Another manager, Bill Payne. Open until 4:00AM

Vickman's Restaurant

1228 E. 8th St., Los Angeles, California (est. 1919).  Known for the odd hours it was open (3AM to 12 noon). The hours had to do with the clientele which included workmen from the Produce Market next door.  It had a great bakery inside and was known for the fresh strawberry pie.

Victor Hugo Restaurant

233 N. Beverly Drive at Wilshire. Table d'hote Dinner in 1937 - $2. Owned by Hugo Aleidas. First location was 619 S. Grand.

Villa Capri Restaurant

6735 Yucca. St.  Owned by famed restaurateur Pasquale "Patsy" D'Amore (and co-owned by Frank Sinatra and Joe DiMaggio). A James Dean favorite - he liked to enter and exit through the kitchen. Scene of a very well publicized Mickey Cohen fight with a waiter. Recently callously torn down. See Patsy D'Amore on the great restaurateur page. Neapolitan cuisine. Patsy's Pizza in the farmer's market is still run by Patsy's daughter, Filomena. According to the Los Angeles Times, Patsy and his brother Franklin were the first people to bring Pizza to Los Angeles in 1939!

Villa Roma Café

400 Sunset

(Provided by Patricia B.)

Wilshire Bowl Restaurant

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5655 Wilshire. Beautiful art deco building on the Miracle Mile. Manager K.L. Loeb, later Slapsie Maxie's

Windsor (The)

3198 W. 7th St. Los Angeles.  Once one of Los Angeles' most elegant French restaurants in its time. Its specialties were "filet de Boeuf Pique 'Forestiere' ($42) and Calf's sweetbreads Saute, Mascotte ($18.50). The prix fix lunch included several courses brought to your table on carts for you to make a selection.  Fortunately the interior of the Windsor lives on almost unchanged in an excellent new Korean restaurant called the "Prince" (same location). There was also a Windsor at the Wilshire Terrace Apartments, on Wilshire at Beverly Glen. See great restaurateur page for Ben Dimsdale. Co owned with Harold Dimsdale.

Windsor Inn (The)

West 7th at Catalina, Los Angeles, California – predecessor to the “Windsor” in the Windsor Apartments (dates from the 1920’s)

Windsor Steak House Restaurant

1754 N. Cahuenga, Hollywood

Wood’s Tea Room Restaurant

4920 Melrose

Ye Alpine Tea Shoppe Restaurant

650 South Alvarado, Los Angeles, California

Ye Bull Pen Inn Restaurant

633 South Hope, then 8204 Beverly

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Zenda (Ballroom or Dance Cafe)

936 W. 7th, Los Angeles, California (largest dance café) – ladies 40c, gentlemen 60c during the depression

Zephyr Cocktail Lounge

3401 Wilshire, Chapman Park Hotel, Los Angeles, California

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