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Old Posted Dec 15, 2019, 9:55 PM
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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality View Post

I also noticed something surprising.

If you look closely, there is a cocktail sign beneath the overhang.

I wasn't aware that Scrivner's had a liquor license!


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Is this a mini-cocktail lounge or did Scrivner's serve drinks to the customers in their cars?

Did all the drive-ins serve cocktails back then?
Cocktails are mentioned on this 1956 advert. It seems that the cocktail section of the Western & Imperial site was the Hangar Room, while the one on Sunset & Cahuenga was the Top Deck.


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You can see the Top Deck sign on the left of this image.


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