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Tiny Naylor’s drive-in restaurant at the north-west corner of Sunset Blvd and La Brea Ave, circa early 1950s. It opened in 1949 and closed in 1980, and the building was demolished. One of the best examples of Googie architecture in L.A.

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  1. cavallom says

    saw this on r/vintageLA

  2. danceswithhotdogs says

    Very pulp fiction-esque.

  3. AMLRoss says

    I just had to look up Googie architecture. Very interesting.

  4. HughJorgens says

    Wow, what a great drive in.

  5. Quibblicous says

    That makes me think of American Graffiti. If you haven’t seen it, the film has aged pretty decently.

    It was George Lucas’ second film.

  6. GR3Y_B1RD says

    That’s dope, I’m gonna open something like that one day!

  7. confusedbrit says

    Bonus MG T series in the first pic too!

  8. snoozeflu says

    There was also one at the top of Lyons avenue in Newhall. Used to eat there with my parents. I think there’s a gas station there now.

  9. sleepnosis says

    Here is another great example of Googie that’s still standing

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