| The Hollywood Brown Derby is part of America's culture. It was the food that brought the movie industry to The Brown Derby in 1926 but when people talk about The Brown Derby, they mean the one at Hollywood and Vine. |
| Eat in the Hat - The Brown Derby Hat The first 'hat-shaped' Brown Derby Restaurant opened at Wilshire Blvd. & Alexandria in Los Angeles across from the Ambassador Hotel. |
The Beginning...
A Hollywood movie entrepreneur decides to open a
coffee shop on Wilshire Boulevard inspired by the
whimsical architecture then popular in Los Angeles
and by the shape of the hat worn by visiting New York
governor and presidential candidate, Al Smith.
Encouraged by the restaurant's success with L.A.'s
movie colony, another Brown Derby is planned.
coffee shop on Wilshire Boulevard inspired by the
whimsical architecture then popular in Los Angeles
and by the shape of the hat worn by visiting New York
governor and presidential candidate, Al Smith.
Encouraged by the restaurant's success with L.A.'s
movie colony, another Brown Derby is planned.
A Legend is Born...
It soon attracted a sizeable following from the city's burgeoning movie industry. Stars received fan mail
addressed simply to: The Brown Derby, Hollywood and Vine. For many years, the formidable gossip
columnists, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper, both made The Brown Derby their "semi-official"
headquarters... Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard and she accepted... Famous dishes such as
the world famous Cobb Salad and the Grapefruit Cake were created here. New concepts such as
telephone at table side were pioneered here.
addressed simply to: The Brown Derby, Hollywood and Vine. For many years, the formidable gossip
columnists, Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper, both made The Brown Derby their "semi-official"
headquarters... Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard and she accepted... Famous dishes such as
the world famous Cobb Salad and the Grapefruit Cake were created here. New concepts such as
telephone at table side were pioneered here.
| Welcome to The ORIGINAL HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY |
| The ORIGINAL HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY at the famed corner of Hollywood and Vine |
| Copyright 2007 The Original Hollywood Brown Derby, Ltd. All rights reserved. |
On Valentine's Day 1929, The Hollywood
Brown Derby opened in a building specially
designed for Cecil B. DeMille near the corner
Hollywood and Vine.
Brown Derby opened in a building specially
designed for Cecil B. DeMille near the corner
Hollywood and Vine.
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(Photo: Main Entrance and Main Dining
Room, 1985)
Room, 1985)
| "Meet Me At The Derby" |
ORIGINAL HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY
ORIGINAL HOLLYWOOD BROWN DERBY
