Schwab's Pharmacy

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Schwab's Pharmacy was a famous Hollywood drugstore and soda fountain legendary as the spot where actress Lana Turner was discovered and as a popular hangout for film industry figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hollywood landmark
drugstore
soda fountain
appearsIn Hollywood memoirs
film histories
associatedWith Lana Turner NERFINISHED
closingDate 1983
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRole Hollywood social hub
informal casting and meeting place
demolishedDate 1988
depictedIn Hollywood lore
discoveryLegendInvolves Hollywood talent scout
discoveryLegendInvolves Lana Turner NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
foundedBy Jack Schwab NERFINISHED
Leon Schwab NERFINISHED
hasPart lunch counter
pharmacy counter
soda fountain counter
industry food service
pharmaceutical retail
knownFor association with Hollywood Golden Age
being a popular hangout for film industry figures
its soda fountain
legendaryFor being the place where Lana Turner was discovered
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Hollywood NERFINISHED
Los Angeles
locatedOn Sunset Strip NERFINISHED
namedAfter Schwab family NERFINISHED
openingDate 1932
popularWith actors
directors
gossip columnists
producers
screenwriters
talent agents
replacedBy shopping complex on Sunset Boulevard
served coffee
ice cream sodas
light meals
sandwiches
status defunct
streetAddress 8024 Sunset Boulevard
timePeriod 1930s
1940s
1950s

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Lana Turner discoveredAt Schwab's Pharmacy