Brown Derby, Hat-shaped restaurant in Los Angeles, US
The Brown Derby is a restaurant in Los Angeles whose building takes the form of a giant brown hat. This eye-catching structure stands on Wilshire Boulevard and has drawn visitors for decades.
Wilson Mizner founded the place in 1926 and later opened three more locations in the city. The chain shaped dining out in Los Angeles until the eighties.
The walls display black and white caricatures of film stars who dined here during Hollywood's golden years. These drawings recall a time when directors and actors met at the tables after shoots.
The building sits directly on the street and is easy to spot when driving along the boulevard. Visitors can take photos from outside and view the unusual architecture up close.
Clark Gable proposed to Carole Lombard at table 54 in the Hollywood location. The place also invented the Cobb Salad, which combines lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, tomatoes, cold chicken, bacon and avocado.
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