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Well I'm sure once you do your research you will realize that the building
at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd was a Brown Derby **before** it was a Michael's. 
All you have to do is go into the new Derby and look at the photos on the
wall. Or you can look at my website:

http://www.caprica.com/~make/derby.html

The caption on the back of the Los Feliz Brown Derby postcard on my site
reads, "The LOS FELIZ BROWN DERBY is popular with film folk and the
general public alike as a luncheon and dinner spot. The car cafe, or
drive-in, offers added convenience, and is an outstanding example of this
California-originated innovation."

There is also a book available that gives some of the background on the
Brown Derby chain, "The Brown Derby Restaurant: A Hollywood Legend" by
Mark Willems, Sally Wright Cobb, and Jane Wyman.  

Matt Kelly  

In article <84j2su$22g$1@nntp5.atl.mindspring.net>, mrfuss@ix.netcom.com
(M. Fuss) wrote:

> eyespots@pacbell.net (Matt Kelly) wrote:
> 
> >The former Brown Derby on Los Feliz Blvd at Hillhurst has been re-opened
> >for several years as the Derby.  It's pretty much ground zero for the
> >swing dance revival in Los Angeles.  Even on weeknights a line winds
> >around the corner waiting to get in to watch the nightly live bands or
> >take free dance lessons in the banquet room.  
> 
> I don't believe that location was ever a Brown Derby. It was Michael's
> for decades before the current owners arrived, and was originally
> built as "The Hat," unrelated to the Brown Derby. I lived in Los Feliz
> for 20 years, and this is what the "old timers" told me. I think I
> have a history of Los Feliz somewhere and will try to confirm this.
> 
> Marshall Fuss