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Originally Posted by HossC
While I was looking at the aerial film I wondered if we'd ever seen the north side of the NBC building on Sunset. This screengrab also shows Carpenter's Drive-in.
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When I mentioned Carpenter's Drive-In at Sunset and Vine, it was because I remembered it from previous posts. There are still some great night-time shots in
post #8075 and
post #8076, but
tovangar2's
post #14241 has sadly lost its images. Luckily, the links still work. The circular drive-in in the screengrab dates from after its redesign. The picture below is dated 1945.
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Here's a menu titled "Harry Carpenter’s Sandwich Stands, Hollywood 1942":
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The post by
tovangar2 also has a link to the image below, taken in 1932, which shows the original octagonal design. Note the cheaper prices!
Huntington Digital Library
USC has a wider view from the same shoot. Their set also includes three pictures of the serving staff, one of which I've included here.
USC Digital Library
There are two more pictures of Carpenter's from roughly the same era on USC:
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...oll65/id/21066
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...ll170/id/21416
I know there were several Carpenter's restaurants (the 1936 CD lists them at 6285 and 6290 Sunset Blvd., 667 S Western Av., 1250 S Vermont Av. and 3201 Wilshire Blvd.). The 1932 picture above includes an invitation to "Visit our barbecue pit at Wilshire and Western".
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I checked out the intersection, and so far this is the only picture of Carpenter's I could find.
USC Digital Library
Is Harry Carpenter's Drive-In open for business here? There's no tower on the roof and the parking lot looks very quiet. I wonder what "Mr. Los Angeles" sold (top left corner).
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Across the street, the Melody Lane Coffee Shop looks considerably busier.
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