previously posted by Gaylord_Wilshire
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Interesting that the saloon building is still there.
That area of La Cienega was also a popular tourist attraction back in the 1960s and 1970s when it was at the height of it's fame as 'Restaurant Row'.
below: You can see the Gay 90s Restaurant in this postcard. The famous Tail O the Cock is on the left in red neon.
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I was first enamoured by 'Restaurant Row' from an episode of the Beverly Hillbillies I saw when I was a kid. They showed the area and it's themed restaurants as a possible location for Granny and Ellie Mae's 'Topless' restaurant (Jethro's idea). They thought topless meant they didn't wear hats (this wasn't high comedy).
*OK....just to make sure I wasn't imagining this I googled around and amazingly came across this video clip.
Clip of 'Restaurant Row' back in the day. The episode aired in 1968.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux2vqnJirdY
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