Tag: Mid-Wilshire

  • The “Punky Brewster” Grocery Store

    The “Punky Brewster” Grocery Store

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    ‘ As I mentioned in my August 18th post about the buildings used in the opening credits of fave ‘80s television show Punky Brewster (which you can read here), one spot that remained a mystery was the grocery store where Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye) offered to help patrons carry their bags in exchange for…

  • The Darkroom from “The Big Picture”

    The Darkroom from “The Big Picture”

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    lindsay
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    ‘ Sometimes I think Mike, from MovieShotsLA, and I are one brain living in two different bodies.  Case in point – one of my most beloved movies of all time is the little-known 1989 sleeper The Big Picture, which I saw with my mom shortly after it originally came out almost two-and-a-half decades ago.  In…