McDonnell's Drive-in, Los Angeles, 1940s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) An interesting and now vanished

An interesting and now vanished choice was the "Still Sillery

The iconic triangular Flat Iron Building was built in 1902 and had a basement restaurant that allegedly could seat up to 1500 guests

ink blotters (this is one) swizzle sticks

I practically lived on Boylston Street

6-foot-wide tube was sunk 65 feet under the ground to the East River

McDonnell's Drive-in, Los Angeles, 1940s Sizes:A3+ (329x483mm, 13x19 inch) Archival Print (Unframed) An interesting and now vanished"Rusty" McDonnell operated a chain of drive ins in the Los Angeles area during the 30s and 40s, long before the fast food behemoth McDonalds came on the scene. His restaurants, designed by the revered architect Wayne McAllister, were fabulously kitsch and garish and customers could spot their huge neon signs from miles away. McDonnell employed a local artist to sketch whimsical interpretations of the car hops or waiters that served cokes, hamburgers