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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
It appears the "White Spot" is sharing space with "Hall's Chinese Cafe".
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In my earlier post, the Hall's Chinese Café space is occupied by the "New Club Royal". (but which came first??)
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I don't have any answers, but here are some more images from around that time which may help.
This aerial view is dated 1928. I've added the street names. It looks like this was before the Geo T Cline building appeared. It was also a year before the E Clem Wilson building went up. Is that our restaurant on the corner of Detroit Street?
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It's a shame we're looking at the back of the large sign in this 1929 shot. The word "Famous" from the White Spot sign is visible, and the "Candies/Ice Cream" sign next door matches the Hall's Chinese Cafe image posted by
e_r. The 1930 CD lists a confectionery and ice cream retailer named H L Garrens at 5363 Wilshire Boulevard, but I'm not sure if that's the name on the signs. The "Drive In Market" sign is in the same location as the "ABA BROS" sign in
e_r's New Club Royal image, but is a different shape.
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Here's the full image showing the E Clem Wilson building under construction (we've probably seen it before).
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I can't see any trace of the White Spot, New Club Royal or Hall's Chinese Cafe in this 1940 image. They would've been on the lower left corner.
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I'm pretty sure that the buildings on either side of Detroit Street on the right of the aerial above are still there, but both have been modified. I thought I remembered a post about the one with the pylon, but a quick search didn't find it.
GSV