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Order Number	00008676
Title	Wilshire Brown Derby
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Hollywood-Restaurants-Brown Derby; N-002-675 5x7
Date	Circa 193-?
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	Designed in part by J.R. Davidson, the "derby" measured 28 feet in diameter and 17 1/2 feet in height; this was the only one of the four restaurant buildings that resembled a bowler hat. First it was located at 3427 Wilshire Boulevard, across the street from the Ambassador Hotel, but was later moved one block over to 3347 Wilshire Boulevard. In 1975, it was closed and sold. After the restaurant was demolished in 1980, the shell of the hat-shaped dome was restored and incorporated into the design of the Brown Derby Plaza, a strip mall at 3377 Wilshire Boulevard.
Description	Exterior view of the first Brown Derby Restaurant, built in 1926 and generally referred to as the "Wilshire Brown Derby." The "Eat in the Hat" sign is visible on top of the dome. Pedestrians are seen outside.
Subject	Brown Derby Restaurant (Los Angeles, Calif.). Restaurants--California--Los Angeles. Mimetic architecture--California--Los Angeles. Sidewalks--California--Los Angeles. Streets--California--Los Angeles. Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles. Wilshire Lanterns. Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles. Alexandria Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.). Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.).
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection