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Originally Posted by HossC
I found the image below at upinthevalley.org.
"It was not uncommon for players to take second jobs in the winter. Stars like Drysdale opened businesses. The Dugout, on Oxnard St., lasted until 1982."
upinthevalley.org
I also found matchbooks and menus giving an address of 14032 Oxnard St, Van Nuys, which is now Mariscos La Sirenita Mexican restaurant. I didn't find any images of the original restaurant. It looks like Don Drysdale also owned Don’s Dugout at 1701 E McFadden in Santa Ana. The references to that location seem to date from the '70s.
BTW. The image above originates from the LAPL website, which dates it at May 25, 1962. You can see the original here. |
Thanks. After I posted this I found images on Google. Type "Don Drysdale's Dugout" and you get a lot of images. Maybe someone can link it.
In the photo you posted, it looks like the middle guy might be Al Campanis, one of the directors of the Dodgers. Drysdale of course is on the left, and maybe the guy on the right is Don's cohost, Jack LaFaye.