Post #696187 by bigbrotiki on Sun, Oct 13, 2013 12:47 AM

I just came upon these news, and whenever I hear "mixed use development" I get a queasy feeling:
http://westhollywood.patch.com/groups/real-estate/p/mixeduse-development-purchased-in-west-hollywood

This is gonna happen straight across the street from the Formosa, and they even proclaim they will pay hommage to it - but after some tense, successful preservation battles have been waged for the Formosa, they know how to talk.

The Formosa is an amazing time capsule, this article describes it pretty well:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink/2010/06/formosa_cafe_happy_hour.php

In my younger years as a gaffer in Hollywood I enjoyed many fine Manhattens there mixed by old Lindy, bartender since 1942 (?). Here's some nice images and mixed history of the venerable joint, including a Black Dahlia story:
http://federicodecalifornia.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/youre-nothin-but-a-cheap-imitation-of-lana-turner-the-legendary-formosa-cafe-•-1929/

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2013-10-13 02:54 ]