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Several of the restaurants listed were chains that I enjoyed in NoVa back in the ’70’s – ’80’s: Farrells, Victoria Station, and Hamburger Hamlet. Even the Carnegie Deli had a Tyson’s Corner location.
But the place I remember the most was http://www.cliftonscafeteria.com/pages/history_pacific_seas_frame.html Clifton’s Pacific Seas. In 1956 it made quite an impression on 8 y.o. me: first cigarette girls I ever saw, first roving photographer I ever saw, etc. – it was completely over the top.
# Very interesting back-story; the company is still in business today.
Speaking of old Los Angeles restaurants, a dozen years ago I edited a couple of cookbooks that list recipes that come from some of the restaurants that Duncan Hines recommended (1936-1955). The books are “Adventures in Good Cooking” and “The Dessert Book.” Below is what was listed in them for Los Angeles.
Artichoke Bottom Stuffed with Crab or Lobster
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 1
Salade Biltmore
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 80
Strawberries Biltmore
Biltmore Hotel
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 681
The Dessert Book, page 128
Cock ‘n Bull’s Yorkshire Pudding
Cock ‘n Bull
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 222
Coconut Cream Pie
El Encanto Tea Shop
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 595
The Dessert Book, page 182
Squash Fritters
Food Magician
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 475
Tamale Pie
Hody’s
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 233
Cheese Cake
Hody’s
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 513
The Dessert Book, page 139
Corn Beef and Cabbage a la Cabbage a la House of Murphy
House of Murphy
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 212
Creme Senegalese Soup
Tail ‘o the Cock
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 32
Pineapple Salad
Tick Tock Tea Room
Los Angeles, California
Adventures in Good Cooking, Recipe # 73
Ed, Airport Village is one of my favorite memories. Got stuck there in the rain…. before drains were invented.
Dale…. Right!
If you read all the posts on Woody’s Smorgasburger you’ll find me there. I loved Woody’s!
Out of the entire list, the only one that interested me was the Brown Derby, as I would have loved to have tried the only in LA unique gen-u-wine Roadfood speciality, Cobb Salad
I don’t remember if I did or not, Mar. I mainly remember the A-frame building on Sepulveda and that I loved hamburgers!
http://blogs.dailybreeze.com/history/2009/08/12/hamburger-handout/?doing_wp_cron=1407969753.5892829895019531250000 Hamburger Handout was the place near our houser that I really liked. I got in big trouble though once for walking over there to buy hamburgers with my younger brother. What was wrong with a six and four year old wanting hamburgers?[:0]
Ed, did you put peanuts on your Smorgasburger? I’ve perfected a copycat recipe for Woody’s tomato paste salsa.
I miss all my old Los Angeles restaurants.
It is an interesting site, Bart. I’ve actually looked at it before, using it when I was trying to find out about places I grew up with like Woody’s Smorgasburger, Kowloon Chinese Restaurant and the Helms Bakery (boy, we always loved when their trucks stopped on the streets and we could buy a fresh donut!). You’re right—-even non-Angelenos will find some interesting places in there.
Ed
Writer/Voice Director/Producer (Welcome Back Kotter, Garfield, Thundarr the Barbarian) Mark Evanier, a foodie from way back, has a site highlighting his favorite old Los Angeles Restaurants. Even if you’ve never been to Los Angeles, it’s a great read: http://www.oldlarestaurants.com http://www.oldlarestaurants.com/
Bart
[p]No simple baked potato is worth $11; period, end of discussion.[/p]
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