We've seen the first of these Julius Shulman images before. In
MichaelRyerson's
post #8858, it's dated at 1948, whereas the description here says 1950. Reading back through NLA, it looks like this discrepancy in the recorded dates has been noted before. This is
"Job 786: Douglas Honnold and John Lautner, Coffee Dan's (Los Angeles, Calif.),1950". It shows the Coffee Dan's at 9561 Wilshire Boulevard. In the left window you can see the reflection of a sign which says "SLOANE". This must belong to the W & J Sloane furniture store at 9560 Wilshire Boulevard (according to the 1956 CD).
Here's a look through that left window.
And finally, Mr Shulman took this shot inside. I love all those circles on the ceiling. Does anyone know what color the interior was?
All from
Getty Research Institute
This is what 9561 Wilshire looks like today. The property websites give a build date of 1934.
GSV
There'll be more Coffee Dan's in my next Shulman post!