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Order Number	00008755
Title	Simon's Drive-In Restaurant
Collection ID	Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession	WPA 2214 4x5
Date	1939
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w
Historical Data	In the 1930s Wayne McAllister designed circular Simons Drive-in Restaurants in the Streamline Moderne style with a three-layer roof and neon advertising pylon. McAllister was the original designer of this style of circular drive-in, which was copied throughout the country.
Description	A daytime view of Simon's Drive-In Restaurant, located at 5171 Wilshire Boulevard, taken on July 17, 1939. Through the glass floor-to-ceiling windows, patrons can be seen sitting at the circular counter having their meals. "Spaghetti", "Chili", "Fountain", "Hamburgers" and "Barbecue" can be seen above the windows. A carhop is standing at front, holding food in her hand. Next to the vertical "Simon's" sign is a vertical sign that reads "Sandwiches."
Publisher	Federal Writers' Project.
Subject	Simon's (Restaurant : Los Angeles, Calif.). Waitresses--California--Los Angeles. Automobiles--California--Los Angeles. Restaurants--California--Hancock Park (Los Angeles). Drive-in restaurants--California--Hancock Park (Los Angeles). Lost architecture--California--Hancock Park (Los Angeles). Art deco (Architecture)--California--Hancock Park (Los Angeles). Works Progress Administration Collection photographs. Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.). Hancock Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Park). McAllister, Wayne,1907-2000.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection