Recently, I asked for any vintage pictures of Taix that might be out there - it's an old restaurant; there had to be some. But they still proved maddeningly elusive.
More recently, the Getty shared a massive archive of photographer Ed Ruscha's pictures of buildings in Los Angeles.
The Sunset Boulevard series from 1974 includes several pictures of Taix.
This picture of the pharmacy that stood next door shows the porte-cochere creeping into the frame.
Keep clicking through the pictures - this view shows that the facade is pretty much unchanged, apart from one of the signs.
Keep going until you get to this picture - when did that rooftop sign disappear?!
Thank heaven for Ed Ruscha, for the Getty, and for the friends who shared these (hi guys). I'm told the pictures will help with the landmarking process, as they prove the building hasn't changed.
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