Refreshments were once served from a giant owl-shaped building in Long Beach, California

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Originally published at: Refreshments were once served from a giant owl-shaped building in Long Beach, California | Boing Boing

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[Mister44]

“There’s always money in the owl stand…”

[WedgeAntilles]

I love this kind of architecture. One of my favorites is the Department of Fisheries in Hyderabad, India.

[belovedvillain]

The basket office has entered the chat

[hecep]

I love how the owl was made to perch on the logs.

[Knackfloh]

are you related?

[hecep]

Well… I do give a hoot every now and then.

[Badder74]

I’m pretty sure you can still buy milk from the Giant Hood MIlk bottle in front of Boston Chilren’s Museum.

Boston's Hood Bottle | Up Close

[FGD135]

A superb owl.

[euansmith]

“Hoot, hoot, I scream” made me giggle; however, my first thought was this is a concession stand at Bohemian Grove.

[Wounded_King]

Kaz Rowe on Youtube has a good video going over a number of such establishment’s from LA’s past. The video includes the Hoot Owl Cafe, the Brown Derby and many others.