{"product_id":"cc-brown-hollywood-1950s","title":"C.C. Brown, Hollywood 1950s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCC Brown opened as a candy shop in downtown Los Angeles, California, in 1906 with founder Clifton Hibbard Brown and his father Clarence Clifton Brown (hence the name CC Brown) using copper kettles and candy-making equipment brought from their home in Ohio by covered wagon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile selling candy, Clifton experimented with chocolate sauce recipes  and eventually hit upon his perfect chocolatey hot fudge sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy heating it gently and serving it in a little jug to pour over scoops of vanilla ice-cream, he allegedly invented the world’s first hot fudge sundae, topped with toasted almonds and whipped cream.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOther innovative ice cream confections included the Lovers’ Delight (for two), the Buster Brown and the Peter Pan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCC Brown relocated in  1929 to the Hillcrest Cadillac building at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, near Grauman’s Chinese Theater. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCrystal chandeliers, high-backed booths made of walnut and mahogany tables were brought from the original location. Employees wore white uniforms and sundaes were served in metal goblets with warm sauces in miniature ceramic pitchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJudy Garland was once a waitress and many celebrities joined tourists lining up for delicious treats. There was Clark Gable, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eActor Marlon Brando ate his sundaes in his limousine while his family enjoyed theirs inside the restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJohn Schumacher, a chemist, bought the business in 1963 and he continued to produce the original recipes in the back kitchen. He and his wife Jo Ellen and their eight children also manned the counter in the busy Walk of Fame location.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the 1980s, food critic Ruth Reichel described CC Brown’s as ‘such a side of small town Americana that you wonder whether you have somehow stumbled into some old Frank Capra movie set here in the heart of Hollywood.’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn the late 80s and early 90s business suffered because of the downtrodden condition of Hollywood Boulevard at the time and ‘upstarts’ like \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHäagen-Dazs\u003c\/span\u003e and Ben \u0026amp; Jerry’s opening outlets nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe legendary birthplace of the hot fudge sundae closed in 1996 and to many, it was like the passing of a dear friend. Adults, who had come there as wide-eyed children, returned for last treats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAccording to reports in the LA Times, news choppers hovered overhead to catch the mile long line of final customers snaking down the boulevard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eYou can still taste a CC Brown’s sundae, with the hot fudge sauce faithfully made just as it was in the original recipe, at Lawry’s Prime rib restaurants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe company bought the recipe from the Schumacher family and preserve the delicious legacy of CC Brown’s to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtesy Eric Lynxwiler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lynxwiler","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491841548454,"sku":"yxy1790052563442","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491841581222,"sku":"zge1790052563443","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491841613990,"sku":"qjd1790052563444","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491841646758,"sku":"hcz1790052563445","price":41.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491841679526,"sku":"weg1790052563446","price":66.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491841712294,"sku":"mty1790052563447","price":90.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/cc-brown-hollywood-1950s_1.webp?v=1790052590","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/cc-brown-hollywood-1950s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}