[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]f seeing L.A. history expunged by the union of trigger-happy developers and corrupt officials horrifies you, you may want to avert your eyes from the next sentence.
Hollywood’s 94-year-old restaurant Pig ‘n Whistle has been gutted and its iconic façade dismantled, before so much as a single permit was issued.
A legendary Cali chain of restaurants and candy shops with roots stretching back to downtown in 1908, this Egyptian Theater-adjacent, Walk of Fame location of Pig ‘n Whistle debuted in 1927. A noted hang of old-timey celebs like Shirley Temple and Howard Hughes, the restaurant earned a mention in the classic 1974 film Chinatown, and once even offered its own stock options.
Its sweeping copper-green marquee, ancient neon sign, and intricate façade, complete with two fife-playing swine, stood as one of Hollywood Boulevard’s oldest and most recognizable sights; its interior of antique tile and carved oak rafters long the backdrop of a crucial roost for guests and stars alike attending the Egyptian.
