Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s Garrick in the heart of the

in the heart of the theater district

Toklas Cookbook

"Poverty is a luxury in Montparnasse"

Louis Prima and Johnny Rivers were also regulars here

Botwin's, Los Angeles, California, 1930s Garrick in the heart of theLos Angeles City Hall was completed in 1928 and this hybrid of a building described by its architects as Modern American in style has pride of place in the skyline of this menu cover for Botwins restaurant. With the rest of the city in darkness, this 1930s menu illustration shows the restaurant lighting up this particular stretch of Sunset Boulevard to show that it's open 24 hours a day. Ladies in elegant hats and men in natty suits appear as stick