#80s l.a.

LADIES OF THE EIGHTIES -- MELROSE AVE STYLE.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on an American teenager in the early 1980s -- Alison Martino, c. 1983, American writer, fashionista, and blogger of Alison Martino's "Vintage Los Angeles."

"Growing up in Los Angeles, Melrose was my shopping destination as a teenager and helped define my adolescent growth. My entire wardrobe was filled with Parachute pants, “Flip” T-shirts, spiked wristbands and Doc Martins. I had my hair styled on Melrose and left with stripy blonde streaks teased, spiked and held up by aqua-net hairspray for my class photo in 1984. I remember seeing Madonna trying on vintage sweaters at "Comme des Garcons" during her "Lucky Star" days and Rob Lowe with Princess Stephanie at a magazine stand on Martel snatching up all the magazine covers they were on that week."

-- ALISON MARTINO'S VINTAGE LOS ANGELES," Melrose Ave in the '80s, published July 27, 2014

THE BIGGEST BITE IN THE MONSTROUS BURGER HISTORY OF CLASSIC, VINTAGE LOS ANGELES.

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on “The Burger That Ate L.A," a now legendary and world famous burger joint on Melrose Ave. in the shape of a giant cheeseburger. "This amazing attempt at wackiness was designed by Solberg and Lowe Architects and created by owner David Alderman. "

MINI-OVERVIEW: "We all know that programmatic architecture in Los Angeles was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s, but here’s an example of a programmatic structure, during the 1980s and 1990s… The Burger That Ate L.A. was a latecomer in Los Angeles' venerable pantheon of fantasy architecture. It ranked up there with Randy's Donuts and Tail o' the Pup.

The Burger That Ate L.A. held its own on trendy Melrose Ave. The bun-shaped dome once devoured the corner of Stanley Avenue. The unconventional facade (with sesame seeds) was shaped like a giant cheeseburger had glass bricks forming as ketchup and oozing with onions. The structure also appeared to have a missing bite chomping on City Hall."

-- ALISON MARTINO'S "Vintage Los Angeles," "The Burger That Ate L.A.," published June 15, 2024

"WARNING! MONSTER BURGERS MUST BE HANDLED WITH CARE!"

PIC(S) INFO: Resolution at 987x1418 & 885x1304 -- Spotlight on cover art & menu offerings to the wacky, long long L.A. burger joint, The Burger that Ate L.A., located on the once world famous Melrose Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.

"They generally come off the griddle in a stunned condition, this state will not last long, so eat them quickly. Be careful to not drop any burger crumbs in your lap as they may regenerate and who knows what might happen then!"

-- THE BURGER THAT ATE L.A. menu "warning" to customers about their "monster" burgers