Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1934, Thelma Todd’s Sidewalk Café became the place to be seen on Los Angeles’ Pacific Coast Highway. Housed in a beautiful ...

The original structure that housed Thelma ToddÕs Sidewalk CafŽ is still there, at 17575 Pacific Coast Highway. Over time it has had a few owners, but none as wild and original as Todd. (photo by ...

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Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe, also marketed as Thelma Todd's Inn, occupied a distinctive Spanish-style building on the Pacific Coast Highway, just west of Sunset Boulevard. Built in 1928, the property ...