Stan's Drive-Thru in The Crooked Web, 1955

1955, I saw the movie The Crooked Web, 1955, the other day, starring Richard Denning, Frank Lovejoy, and Mari Blanchard.  

From the start, I liked the movie, in large part due to the car hop in the opening scene, named Stan's.  It turns out that Stan's was an actual restaurant, and not something built just for the movie.  

1951, Built in late 1938, the drive-in became a "Stan's" in December 1951.  It was demolished in 1971.

Another view of Simon's from the 1950 movie, 711 Ocean Drive.  Hollywood High School can be seen across the street.  This means that the drive-in sits on the southeast corner of Sunset Blvd. and Highland Avenue in Hollywood.  

You can see Stan's sign in the very opening scene, and its art deco design is quite elegant and beautiful.  

 

1958, View showing Stan's Drive-in Coffee Shop on the SE corner of Sunset and Highland Avenue, 6760 Sunset Blvd., across from Hollywood High School and Currie's Ice Cream.  

Historical Notes

Previously, the southeast corner of Sunset and Highland was the site of Simon’s Drive-in…one of two Simon’s on Sunset for a few years (since 1938). As of December 1951, Simon’s became Stan’s Drive-in. Since Stan’s took over the Carpenter’s at Vine that same year, there were now 2 Stan’s on Sunset.

Payoffs at Simon Drive-In, 6700 Sunset Boulevard on the SE corner of Highland, one of several locations of this local mini-chain.  The Church of the Blessed Sacrament at 6641-6657 Sunset can be seen beyond the trees.  

More pics of Stan's from Water and Power.

1966, Stan's Drive-in on the SE corner of Sunset & Highland, kitty-corner to Hollywood High School.  Sunset-Highland Recording Studios is seen in the background.  

Stan’s stood on the SE corner as seen above until 1971 when it was demolished. Today, a Chick-fil-A is at the corner. Click HERE to see the contemporary view.

1950s, ##^* – View showing a woman drinking a soda while leaning on a street sign post with a Stan’s Drive-in seen in the background on the 4400 block of Sunset Blvd (SE corner of Sunset and Virgil Ave, across the street from the Vista Theatre). Click HERE for a contemporary view.

Historical Notes Stan's was a chain of drive-ins with at least a dozen LA locations built in the late 1950s and '60s. Click HERE to see more in Early Views of LA Drive-in Restaurants.