Tag: lunch

June 7, 2014 / Vickie Lester

Waiting Tables in Hollywood

1920 – out in the fresh air: 1934 – at The Talk of the Town: A carhop on roller skates, reminiscent of Vickie Lester, hat tip to SCENTS MEMORY | There is nothing like the smell of a man..

June 11, 2013 / Vickie Lester

ANCHORS AWAY – FRANK SINATRA FEEDS TODDLER NANCY

March 20, 2013 / Vickie Lester

A LITTLE RETROSPECTIVE AND SOUR CREAM WAFFLES WITH WILLIAM DEMAREST

He started in Silents: And, was part of the comedic troupe of Preston Sturges: And, all references to heads of lettuce aside, one of the finest: A fabulous character actor and familiar to a particular generation as Uncle Charlie in “My Three Sons”… In 1939 the Motion Picture Mother’s Club…

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December 12, 2012 / Vickie Lester

A STRIKE AND A NIGHT VIEW AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY

Waiters outside the Hollywood Brown Derby – on strike in 1934: A night view in Hollywood some thirty years later… You can see the Brown Derby’s neon sign glowing on the right:

December 12, 2012 / Vickie Lester

1939 – THE BROWN DERBY ON WILSHIRE

You can cross reference with the handy map in the previous post! This is the dessert case:

December 12, 2012 / Vickie Lester

LUNCH MENU AT THE HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY

I love the informal map of Hollywood on the cover of the Brown Derby menu. . If you click on the menu it’s easier to see.