Pig 'n Whistle

This article is about the restaurant in Los Angeles. For the Canadian television series, see The Pig and Whistle.
Pig 'n Whistle
Restaurant information
Established July 22, 1927 (1927-07-22)
Food type American
Dress code Casual, business casual
Street address 6714 Hollywood Boulevard
City Hollywood, Los Angeles
County Los Angeles
State California
Country United States
Coordinates 34°06′05″N 118°20′12″W / 34.1014°N 118.33673°W / 34.1014; -118.33673Coordinates: 34°06′05″N 118°20′12″W / 34.1014°N 118.33673°W / 34.1014; -118.33673
Website www.pignwhistlehollywood.com

The Pig 'n Whistle is an American restaurant and bar[1] located in Hollywood[2] on Hollywood Boulevard.[3]

History

1908 Los Angeles Times Advertisement for original Pig 'n Whistle in Downtown Los Angeles

The Pig 'n Whistle was originally a chain of restaurants and candy shops, founded by John Gage in 1908.[4]:7 He opened his first location in Downtown Los Angeles, next to the now-demolished third city hall in the 200 block of South Broadway.[4]:7

The Hollywood location of the Pig 'n Whistle was first opened in 1927[4] next to The Egyptian Theatre.[5] The building housing the new restaurant cost $225,000 and featured "[c]arved oak rafters, imported tiles, artistically wrought grilles and balcony and great panelled frescoe paintings from Don Quixote."[5] It was frequented by such celebrities as Spencer Tracy, Shirley Temple and Howard Hughes.[6] The original Hollywood location closed down after World War II[7] and its distinctive wooden furniture, decorated with hand-carved whistle-playing pigs,[7] was sold to Miceli's Italian Restaurant, located around the corner at 1646 Las Palmas Avenue, where it remains to the present day.[8]

By the late 1990s the location housed a fast-food pizza restaurant, and all that remained of the original tenant was a bas-relief pig on the front of the building.[8] In 1999, British restaurant operator Chris Breed remodeled the building, recovering the spectacular original ceiling ornamentation, and re-opened the restaurant.[7]

The restaurant name originates from two Old English words, piggin, a lead mug, and wassail, a wine drunk during yuletide.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Maria Elena Fernandez (May 20, 2001). "Pillow Talk at the Pig". The Los Angeles Times.
  2. ↑ Margaret Gray (May 17, 2012). "Review: A twist to 'It Is Done' at the Pig 'N Whistle". The Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ Paul T. Bradley (February 20, 2014). "Ten Great L.A. Open Mic Nights for Music". LA Weekly.
  4. 1 2 3 Veronica Gelakoska (October 2010). Pig 'n Whistle. Arcadia Publishing. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-7385-8141-5.
  5. 1 2 "Buildings Rise in Hollywood". The Los Angeles Times. July 17, 1927. p. E1.
  6. 1 2 Scarlet Cheng (April 26, 2001). "A Silk Purse Out of a Sow's Ear". The Los Angeles Times.
  7. 1 2 3 Ed Liebowitz (October 24, 1999). "The Best...the Beautiful...and the Bizarre; PORKY'S II; The Pig"n Whistle Returns". The Los Angeles Times.
  8. 1 2 Michael Szymanski (July 15, 1990). "Where Pigs Danced and Waitresses Reached for Stars". The Los Angeles Times. p. WSJ8.

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