columbo Sportsmen's Lodge: Where Hollywood Went Suburban Up until around the time it became Sportsmen's Lodge in 1942, this was a rural attraction, far away from most people at the end of a dirt road.
columbo Chasen's Served the Most Expensive Beans in L.A. Los Angeles' most glittering restaurant specialized in chili. But Ronald Reagan loved the boiled beef.
history No Ding-A-Lings in L.A. I am aghast to find that the Ding-A-Ling ice cream trucks depicted in season two, episode three of "Columbo" were not real.
history An Early L.A. Catering Truck With Great Timing Of course, in the American style, it eventually turned into the "jam something in your piehole quick" food culture we have here.
history Tail O' the Pup's Hollywood Story Tail O' the Pup was a hot dog stand built in 1946. It was designed by the architect Milton J. Black, who, if this Flickr page (and other sources) is accurate, was beautifully responsible for the look of many of L.A.'s residential areas.
los angeles Watching 'Columbo' for the restaurant trivia Is there a contemporary equivalent to 9000 Restaurant in the 1970s?
