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American · 1929–1985 (closed)

Brown Derby

1628 N Vine St, Los Angeles, CA

Hat-shaped Hollywood landmark. Where the Cobb salad was invented and the studio system ate lunch. Closed 1985.

Restaurant source

Brown Derby — historical photo
Photo: Chalmers Butterfield via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5 · archive record
1628 N Vine St, Los Angeles

Documented sightings · 2

  1. Clark Gable

    Proposed to Carole Lombard here in 1939

    VerifiedWikipedia · Brown Derby

    1930s-1940s

  2. 1940s-1950s

    actor

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