Exterior view of 'The Tamale", a restaurant specializing in Hispanic foods. In this photo, a young woman, dressed in a white sleeveless dress wearing a white hat, holds handfuls of tamales wrapped in cornhusks. Behind her, the giant tamale-shaped restaurant reads: "Malted milk. As you like'm [sic]"; and above the windows and doors: "Hamburgers. Hot tamale pie. Chili. Spanish delight. Tamales". Located at 6421 Whittier Boulevard in the city of East Los Angeles, this structure went on to become Charley's Beauty Salon in 2001.
Tamale (East Los Angeles, Calif.) Mimetic architecture--California--East Los Angeles Fast food restaurants--California--East Los Angeles East Los Angeles (Calif.)
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