Andy Chase

11/25/2001 - Bob's Big Boy, 4211 W Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, California.\n
A Coffee Shop sign facing Riverside drive from the curved roof of the restaurant.

11/25/2001 - Bob's Big Boy, 4211 W Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, California.
Bob's Big Boy from across Riverside Drive.

11/25/2001 - Bob's Big Boy, 4211 W Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, California.

10001 Riverside Drive Dr, Toluca Lake, California.
A little further west along Riverside drive is Patys Coffee House, another googie-style coffee shop which, unfortunately, has been remodeled over the years. However, the sign retains all of its original character.

Burbank Boulevard
Toluca Lake, California

3037 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. The sign lettering is very reminiscent of the old Tiny Naylor's restaurants.

12/10/2000 - Mission Hills Bowl - 10430 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, California.

A closer shot of Mission Hills Bowls than the first one I took in 1999.

10/20/1999 - Olympic Boulevard at La Cienega, Los Angeles, California.

The last remaining Ship's Coffee Shop in Los Angeles was torn down in 1995¹, the year before I arrived in Los Angeles. If it was anything like the photos I've seen of Ship's Westwood, which was also torn down about 10 years earlier, L.A. is a much emptier place for the loss.

A gas station occupies the former site of the restaurant.

10/02/1999 - I was sad to hear that Johnie's closed its doors earlier this year. Originally called "Romeo's Times Square", Johnie's is located at the intersection of Wilshire and Fairfax in Los Angeles.

10/02/1999 - 470 North La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood. Armet & Davis, Architects.

Several Norm's still exist around the Los Angeles area, with relatively unchanged exteriors. Foodwise, Norm's is greasy spoon all the way - which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'll take Norm's over Denny's any day.