Southern Cal - 1962

[dhermann1]

No, I was nowhere near Southern California in 1961, but my co-worker who grew up in Gardena was waxing rhapsodic over this website, so I thought I'd share it.
Actually, these places are not appreciably different from restaurants all over the country, so this takes me back to my childhood as well.
http://www.lafnmoon.com/frock_coat.html

 

[Rica Bloom]

Hi there,
I was really intrigued by your post, but it seems like you put up the wrong link, no? I'm dying of curiosity!

 

[W4ASZ]

Me, too. Frock coats in 1962 SoCal ?

 

[dhermann1]

How did that happen??? I'll fix it tomorrow. Darn!

 

[dhermann1]

Here it is!

Hope this is better. Sheesh. What a booboo.
http://www.lileks.com/misc/key62/index.html

 

[Doctor Strange]

This labor-of-love site is from a little later - mid-60s and 70s, clearly beyond our primary interest here - but consists of one guy's fascinating recollections of his youth in Burbank. Most folks who were kids in the 60s/70s will recognize quite a bit of stuff here...

http://www.wesclark.com/am/index.html

 

[Talbot]

I haven't visited Lileks in a while. Always enjoyable, thanks.

 

[David Conwill]

An old thread, but an excellent nostalgia trip. The demise of sit-down Chinese cuisine around here has made me think the time is ripe for a revival of a 1962-style South Seas themed steakhouse that also features non-buffet Asian food.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

An old thread, but an excellent nostalgia trip. The demise of sit-down Chinese cuisine around here has made me think the time is ripe for a revival of a 1962-style South Seas themed steakhouse that also features non-buffet Asian food.

We briefly lived in Gardena from circa 1968 to 1971. There was a place on Rosecrans called Yue's Cantonese that was owned by a friend of my Dad, I remember that it had the whole Polynesian tiki lounge theme.

 

[David Conwill]

Neat! Getting a little further into it, I see a couple places offering Cantonese cuisine in a Polynesian atmosphere. Gotta love "the melting pot".

 

[frussell]

Amazing how many names and slogans would cause snickers today. I don't think a family restaurant would have "we love your children" as an ad slogan for very long and survive in this day and age. "Waitresses, ooh la la" probably wouldn't go over big with the HR department either.