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Originally Posted by HossC
Not quite what you were after, but here are a couple of night shots of the corner of 8th and Olive. They are grabs from a 1946 color film I've linked to before (you can watch it here). The first shows the Olive Street side. The neon on the right belongs to the Crown Grill Jewel Room at 754 S Olive. Shortly before this, the camera car drives past Clifton's Pacific Seas Cafeteria.
I think there's also a crown on the right of this shot of the 8th Street side. The 1956 CD lists 427 W 8th as Lou Silver's Crown Grill Restaurant. The blade sign on the corner appears to say "FEDER'S", which I can't find in the City Directories. The camera car continues on past the Bristol Hotel and Golden Gopher.
Both from archive.org |
HossC, Feder's was and is an appliance and air conditioning chain. Look just above the windows (below the Feder's script logo) and what I believe to be the word Appliance is visible. I will down load the photo this afternoon and lighten it in the hopes of verifying my observation.
Cheers,
Jack