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Order Number	00022942
Title	Thelma Todd Sidewalk Cafe
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Pacific Palisades-Restaurants-Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe.; C(5093) 4x5
Date	1937
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	In the early 1930s, this structure housed a restaurant on the ground floor owned by actress Thelma Todd and her partner Roland West. The duo also held parties in their private nightclub named Joya's, located on the second story near her personal apartment. At the time Todd owned the building, the hexagonal-shaped, third-floor included a dance floor and bandstand, which was famous for its Joya's barbequed steaks.
Description	Exterior view of the three-story, 15,000-square-foot Spanish style Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe´, located at 17575 Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades. The residence of the once-famous actress and owner of the cafe can be seen on the hill in the background.
Subject	Todd, Thelma,--1905-1935--Homes and haunts. Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe´. Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles). Restaurants--California--Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles). Architecture--California--Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles)--Spanish influences. Dwellings--California--Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles). Pacific Palisades (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