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Brown Derby, Hollywood CA. The original sign once said “Eat in the Hat,” this being an enticement few could apparently resist. The famous Derby was, of course, where Hollywood elite hung out and got smashed, and where the Cobb salad was born, much to everyone’s surprise, as Mrs. Cobb wasn’t due for a month. (Sorry.) Below, Wilshire boulevard in high 50s mode:

Old bus stop sign; nifty bench sign regarding Barbera Ann, and then a sig for what appears to be a mustard label. But if you'd put a gun to my head and asked me to guess what it said, I'd type "groman mortuary los angeles" into the google search box. And by gum, I'd be right.

Me like. I just do. Coffee Shop - two of the finest, more reassuring words in the English tongue, now replaced with - what? Starbucks?