Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Exterior image of Rene & Jean, French Table d'Hote. Photograph focuses on the restaurant's window which has the business' name stenciled onto the glass. Also on the window is a banner that reads, "Unfair Picketing, We Pay Union Wages, We Work 8 Hours, We Will Not Sanction Forced Unionism." Another smaller sign on the glass reads, "Cocktails 25 [cents]." In the reflection it can be seen that there is an auto park, or parking lot across the street. Over the window hangs a ruffled canopy with the words, "French Table." To the left, a shoe repair shop can be seen next door. The sidewalk outside Rene & Jean's has colorful, geometric designs. Restaurant's entrance to the right not pictured. Rene & Jean's was a French restaurant located in Downtown Los Angeles on 639 South Olive Street. "Table d'hote" means "host's table," which implies the restaurant served French homecooked-style meals to its patrons. The restaurant no longer exists in its original location as there is now a parking lot there. The anti-picketing banner indicates the owners' stance on forced unionism, which was one of the most significant social issues at the time. Though they supported their restaurant's union, the owners were against it becoming a forced institutional practice everywhere. There is no one specific Los Angeles Times article associated with this image. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2564-- Rene + Jeane [sic] Restruant [sic], 639 So Olive, Picket Sign, 10-14-35, [STAMPED:] OCT 23 1935 Handwritten on nitrate negative: Restruant [sic], 639 So Olive, 10-14-35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_9024 ark:/21198/zz002dh11s
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Labor movement--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Los Angeles Picketing--California--Los Angeles Activism René and Jean French Table d'Hôte (Los Angeles, Calif.)
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
