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Miceli's
''Miceli's'' is an Italian restaurant located at 1646 N Las Palmas Avenue, half a block south of Hollywood Boulevard, in Hollywood, California. Open since 1949, it is the oldest Italian restaurant in Hollywood and is known for its singing waitstaff, several of whom were "right off Broadway." History Miceli's was opened in 1949 by World War II veteran Carmen Miceli and his wife Sylvia with help from their brothers and sisters, and originally featured family recipes from Sicily. Originally a pizzeria, Miceli's was the first Italian restaurant in Hollywood and its wooden booths came from another historic Hollywood restaurant, the nearby Pig 'n Whistle. In 1980, the restaurant opened new location in Universal City, California. Other locations were opened in Burbank and Beverly Hills, but those have since closed. Clientele Many notable figures, both inside and outside Hollywood, have dined at Miceli's over the years. Future presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon dined here be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pig 'n Whistle
The ''Pig 'n Whistle'' was an American restaurant and bar located on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. History The Pig 'n Whistle was originally a chain of restaurants and candy shops, founded by John Gage in 1908. He opened his first location in Downtown Los Angeles, next to the now-demolished 1888 City Hall at 224 S. Broadway. Restaurateur Sidney Hoedemaker joined the company in 1927 and led expansion efforts throughout Southern California. Hoedemaker purchased a downtown Los Angeles restaurant called Neve's Melody Lane in 1927 and adopted the name "Melody Lane" for new locations through the 1930s and 40s Hoedemaker left Pig 'n Whistle in 1949 and started a chain of Hody's restaurants aimed at the young families moving into the Post WWII suburbs. The Hollywood location of the Pig 'n Whistle was first opened in 1927 next to Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. The building housing the new restaurant cost $225,000 and featured " rved oak rafters, imported tiles, artisti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
