Ham & Eggs Incorporated #2, Los Angeles 1930s Sante Fe Two friendly spirits – and

Two friendly spirits – and a little owl who watches over them – sit on the branch of a tree and enjoy a cocktail

Gertrude Stein

a lobster playing a funnel-trumpet and a chicken

the hotel became home to the mentally ill and troubled Vietnam War veterans and it was acquired in 1991 by Common Ground to offer affordable housing for working professionals and the formerly homeless

The restaurant Chez Clément has opened in its place

Ham & Eggs Incorporated #2, Los Angeles 1930s Sante Fe Two friendly spirits – andThe delightfully named Ham and Eggs Incorporated was a caf on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles in the 1930s when this famous street was still mainly a residential district. As far as we know, food dishes were scrawled on a blackboard so there was no paper menu. These wonderful images come from matchbook covers that were distributed free to customers (most people smoked cigarettes back then) as a marketing tool. These images epitomizes the charm and