This card shows the second Brown Derby Restaurant, which opened on Valentine’s Day 1929 at 1628 North Vine Street Hollywood. Although it lacks the architectural extravagance of its hat-shaped forebear it attracted a more illustrious clientele from the nearby movie aristocracy. The architecture is Spanish Colonial and the famous hat has been distilled into a roof mounted neon sign. The shadows of night produce a flattering image of mystery and promise and conceal the visual clutter to be seen in the daytime image below.
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