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Originally Posted by HossC
If this store is representative, it looks like Comet's were quite small, so maybe that's why we've missed them. This 1939 picture is titled "In Downtown Los Angeles facing north on Broadway from West Ninth Street", so I'm assuming that were looking at the 845 S Broadway branch of Comet's. Farley's Credit Clothes is listed at 837 S Broadway.
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Yep, they sure were tiny. -looks like it has open air counter on the side.
Here's the same view today. (replaced by a parking garage)
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At first, I thought this little place was the old Comet's.....but this is across the street.
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Here's how 'Two Boots Pizza' looked in 2009. -goodbye Pastrami Dip.
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-note the old '
GIRLS dance' sign in the alley.
For that story go here:
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...ostcount=15690
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