![]() ![]() Great collection of photos.I guess you missed the REALLY cool times drinking from the lemonade tree at Uncle Bernie's Toy Store (on Rodeo, when the bridle trail still ran down the middle of the street from Sunset to Wilshire.and the heavy whipped cream atop sundaes at Blum's (corner Wilshire/Beverly) and the massive koi (goldfish!) in the giant ponds at the park on Santa Monica between Beverly and Crescent (where we fished for crawdads and took the occasional "swim").Gunther's Drug Store (corner of Canon/Little Santa Monica) where after-school Coke & Fries were de rigeur.when parking lots were free, there were no parking meters anywhere, we rode our bikes (remember Hans Orht?) everywhere and never owned a bike lock.then "growing up" to play. History is a little hazy but your photos help bring it all back. Lots of qualudes, lots of poppers, lots of pot, lots of sex. Remember meeting John Derek who had just married this beautiful young girl named Cathleen of whom he was taking photos and forcing her to not eat and do more exercise. We loved Cafe Figaro! Can still smell the place and feel those greasy paper menus. Finally married Eddie Fisher's Norwegian ex-girlfriend and hung out with friends who worked as pages on the Johnny Carson show (oh the stories!). I remember wild parties at Jimmy Goldsmith's who had a bar under a transparent swimming pool. ![]() Spent many nights at Pips and some huge gay disco at Robertson and Melrose (name?). There was also this nice black guy, Amos, that used to bring us chocolate cookie samples to the store. My girlfriend worked at North Beach Leather on Sunset where all the rockers bought their clothes and had sex in the changing rooms. There was a little exercise/diet place nearby (Civic Center Drive and North Palm) that served food and had this wacky owner, Richard Simmons. When I had a boutique in Beverly Hills '74 to '78 I lived on Oakhurst near the Wonder Bread factory. When asked about re-opening as a pop-up location in the future, Riederer said he’s “totally open to the idea of it.Wow, some of those photos and memories are so powerful. As for Open itself, it may only be gone temporarily. Riederer is also working with his wife at Spinelli’s Market in Park Hill, where the two are working on their next business venture. In Open’s last week, only three sandwiches will be on the menu, according to the Post: The Lee, a slow-roasted beef sandwich with Sichuan dipping sauce, created by Tommy Lee of Uncle and Hop Alley The Osaka, a chicken karaage sandwich, created by Jeff Osaka of Sushi Rama and The Watts, a smoked pork belly sandwich, created by Amos Watts of The Fifth String. I’ll miss seeing guests’ reactions after their first couple of bites, because it really blew some minds as to what you can do with a sandwich.” ![]() “Each sandwich was really different from all the rest. “Because each sandwich came from a different chef, none of them shared a single ingredient,” Riederer explained. “It’s time for me to move on and check something else out.”įor most of its tenure, Open served only six sandwiches, all designed by local chefs, with $1 from each sandwich sold donated to the Project Angel Heart charity. “I’ve been in restaurants for 25 years, and I’m tired of working the late night hours,” Riederer told The Denver Post. Colfax, will close on December 15, according to owner Jake Riederer. Open Sandwiches, a gourmet sandwich shop that evolved out of the American Bonded bar on Larimer into its current location at the Goosetown Tavern at 3242 E. What was once Open is just about to close.
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