Hollywood & Vine and The Brown Derby

The corner of Hollywood and Vine gained fame during Hollywood’s Golden Age of the 1930s as the most popular columnists of the day would broadcast “live” from radio station KFWB. It also became the crossing point of the newly installed Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1958. Above is a genuine FauxD© shot from August 1952, followed by a static one below, circa July 7, 1966. Everyone wanted their photo taken underneath the street sign there.



Also shot on July 7, 1966 is this image taken in front of the Brown Derby restaurant, located at 1628 N. Vine Street. By this time, its original façade had been “modernized.” Yuck.



How it looked back in its heyday:



John Agar and his then wife Shirley Temple often dined there:



Final one for today is another FauxD© image from August 1952 taken in front of the restaurant:



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Hollywood, August 1952 in Faux©D!

Two images for today from August 1952, served up in Genuine Faux©D! The first one shows our vintage gang outside the famous Hollywood Brown Derby Restaurant on 1628 North Vine Street.

Thanks to a Google Maps shot from about a year ago, it would appear that the building is still there:



Image number two was taken at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street:



Get a load of those deals! A Cold Plate with sliced ham, salami, cheese, liverwurst, tomato slice, and potato salad for only 60¢!! Hold the liverwurst, please. On the other side, Chopped Steak (freshly ground!), vegetable, potato, roll and butter for only 5¢ more!



Obviously this is a vintage photo; not taken within the last few years!

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