The Brown Derby, Hollywood, 1950 Diner's Club including a Coffee Cooler Cocktail

including a Coffee Cooler Cocktail that was made by mixing espresso and ginger ale

This elegant ambassador for Pigall’s is in full evening dress with spats and top hat

This grinning pig

At its peak

the lightweight alloy did not rust

The Brown Derby, Hollywood, 1950 Diner's Club including a Coffee Cooler CocktailThe Brown Derby at 1628 North Vine Street in Hollywood was the second Brown Derby to open but quickly became the most famous and the place to see and be seen due to its proximity to the major movie studios. It made its debut on Valentine's Day 1929 and was open 24 hours a day. The Hollywood Brown Derby was the preferred hang out for the gossip columnists (they and the movie executives loved the innovation of tableside phones) and late nights turned