Hoot Owl Cafe in the shape of an owl, located at 8711 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. The head rotated; the eyes, made from Buick headlamps, blinked; the sign: Hoot hoot, I scream, used elements of a theater marquee. For over 50 years, Tillie Hattrup ran this L.A.-area refreshment spot designed and built by her husband, Roy in 1926-27. It was demolished in 1979.
Hattrup, Roy Hattrup, Tillie Hoot Owl Cafe (Long Beach, Calif.) Ice cream parlors--California--Los Angeles Mimetic architecture--California--Long Beach Mimetic architecture Lost architecture Long Beach (Calif.)
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