To Live and Dine in L.A.

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To Live and Dine in L.A.

In the pioneering days of L.A. automobile culture, Angelenos didn’t just drive in their cars to eat out at restaurants, they drove to restaurants to eat in their cars. Add radio to the mix and you had the ultimate L.A. trifecta: cars, food, and music. Popular radio DJs frequently broadcast live from drive-ins. Think Art Laboe on the mic at Scrivener’s, or Larry Finley (who would later own his own supper club above the Mocambo on the Strip) coming to you live nightly from Bob’s.

In the pioneering days of L.A. automobile culture, Angelenos didn’t just drive in their cars to eat out at restaurants, they drove to restaurants to eat in their cars. Add radio to the mix and you had the ultimate L.A. trifecta: cars, food, and music. Popular radio DJs frequently broadcast live from drive-ins. Think Art Laboe on the mic at Scrivener’s, or Larry Finley (who would later own his own supper club above the Mocambo on the Strip) coming to you live nightly from Bob’s.