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Title
Brown Derby Los Angeles
Alternative Title
Menu Collection;
Date Created and/or Issued
1947
Publication Information
Lord Menu Co
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Menu Collection
Rights Information
Image not available for reproduction.
Description
Lunch
Saturday, June 21, 1947. ; The Brown Derby was the name of a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles, California. The first and most famous of these was shaped like a man's derby hat, an iconic image that became synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood. It was opened by Wilson Mizner. The chain was started by Robert H. Cobb and Herbert Somborn (a former husband of film star Gloria Swanson) in the 1920s. The original Brown Derby restaurants had closed or been converted to other uses by the 1980s, though a Disney-backed Brown Derby national franchising program revived the brand in the 21st century.
Type
image
Format
9 1/2" X 13
Menus
Identifier
bb9_i22
MENU-001183_01-03
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/menus/id/425
Language
English
Subject
Restaurants--California--Los Angeles
Place
3427 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles Ca 90010
Provenance
Paul Henry Abram

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