city: los angeles
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- los angeles, ca united states
tiny naylor’s (former)
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The photo on the cover of the Beastie Boys album Ill Communication was shot by acclaimed photographer Bruce Davidson at Tiny Naylor's on the corner of Sunset and La Brea in 1964. It was originally part of a set of photos intended for Esquire magazine that were never published.
The drive-in restaurant, an example of California's futurist Googie architecture, was opened by the 6'4" 320 lbs. W.W. Naylor in the 1950s. It closed in the '80s and was torn down to make way for a strip mall after a proposal failed that would have designated it as a cultural landmark.
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Phil Hartman, star of Saturday Night LIve and NewsRadio, lived at this home with his wife and two children in Encino, CA.
On the evening of May 27, 1998, Brynn Hartman (Phil's wife) had been at the Buca Di Beppo down the street. Upon returning to the home, the couple were involved in a heated argument.
Phil Hartman threatened to leave his wife if she continued to use drugs and alcohol, then went to sleep. Brynn Hartman shot Phil three times at 3 a.m. with a .38 pistol.
view full location details...westwood memorial park
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Musician/composer Frank Zappa is also buried at Westwood (Section D, #100). His unmarked grave is about 8 yards west of Roy Orbison, and just to the right of actor Lew Aryes.
Frank Zappa died on Dec. 4, 1993 from prostrate cancer. He was 52 years old.
view full location details...lenny bruce’s home
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Legendary comedian, social critic and free speech advocate Lenny Bruce lived at this home until his death here from morphine overdose on August 3, 1966. He was 40 years old.
Bruce's act had increasing challenged the limits of free speech, and he had been arrested for obscenity and banned in several cities for performing his act.
view full location details...the derby
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As an homage to Scorsese, Mike, Trent and Sue get a tracking shot of their own in Swingers when they enter The Derby through the back entrance to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
The Derby in Los Feliz was originally a branch of the Brown Derby chain of restaurants in LA before being converted into a nightclub in 1985. It closed down in 2009.
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