Visiting All the Remaining Big Do-Nut Drive-In Locations

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As we learned from my video on the history or Randy’s Donuts and the Big Do-Nut Drive-In, there are still 5 locations of the Big Do-Nut chain that are still standing and we’re going to visit all of them and grab some coffee, donuts, and a little bit of history.
References:
“Do-Nut Opening Draws Throngs” by Staff, The Southwest Wave. Aug. 10, 1950.
“Do-Nut Drive-In Opens New Store in Inglewood” by Staff, The Southwest Wave. July 9, 1953.
“Southside Firm Opens New Unit This Week-end” by Staff, The Southwest Wave. June 24, 1954.
“Big Do-Nut Drive-In Grand Opening to Feature Free Doughnuts, Coffee” by Staff, The Evening Vanguard. Aug. 18, 1955.
“Opening Set for Drive-In Taco Stand” by Staff, The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. Nov. 13, 1959.
“Big Do-Nut Taco Drive-Ins Open New Valley Location” by Staff, The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet. March 25, 1960.
“Giant Doughnut has Successful Show-Biz Career” by Jim Radcliffe, The North County Times. May 24, 1997.
“Iconic Randy’s Donuts Began as Part of the Big Donut Chain” by Sam Gnerre, The South Bay Daily Breeze. June 21, 2014.
“Randy’s Donuts Says It’s Been Famous Since ’62. History Tells a Different Story” by Chris Nichols. Los Angeles Magazine, June 4, 2021.
“Presenting…Randy’s Donuts!” Ad in The L.A. Times. Feb. 6, 2022.
“Roadside Giants” by Brian and Sarah Butko Pg. 38-40
“An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles” by David Gebhard and Robert Winter Pg. 113
“Made in California” by George Geary pg. 178-181 and 240-243
Randy’s Donuts | Los Angeles Conservancy
Music:
“Plantation” by Omri Smadar
“Traveler (Instrumental Version)” by The Talbott Brothers
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@njaneardude 5 месяцев назад

I enjoyed this do-nut journey and history lesson!

@californiography 5 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching! Appreciate you! 🙏🏽

@SWExplore 5 месяцев назад

It's always nice to watch one of your videos and to see you in action. Honestly, I haven't had a do-nut in decades but I might consider having one at a Big Do-Nut drive-in location. Keep up the good work, Javier!

@californiography 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much!!! Always appreciate your support!!

@sapitosoup 5 месяцев назад

awesome work as always, Javi. never knew there were different types of donuts, like, cake-ish for example!

@californiography 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!!! I also learned about the different kids of donuts making the video! I came to realize that I much prefer raised to the cake donuts.

@michaelarmenta8289 4 месяца назад

What up Foo!! Nothing like a good donut and some coffee. I live in Bellflower and I go to that location sometimes. Too bad I didn't see you when I pass by there, I would have liked to meet you. Keep up the great content.

@californiography 4 месяца назад

What up Michael!!! Would’ve been great to meet you, but they’ll be other opportunities! Thank you for watching and supporting the channel, I truly appreciate it!! 🙏🏽

@dsolosan 5 месяцев назад

Great video. The "since 52" puzzles me as well. Photos of the grand opening show the dates as July 10th and 11th. Every grand opening has been held on Friday/Saturdays. If you look at a calendar for 1952, the 10th and 11th of July don't fall on those days. I have Gardena opening on 8/19-20/55, Compton on 7/29-30/56. I haven't been able to find a date for Bellflower.

@californiography 4 месяца назад

Yeah, that's what struck me as well the dates just don't match up for 1952. You've also introduced another puzzle to the mix. I found a newspaper article that announces the grand opening of the Gardena location as being on 06/25-26 1954, very strange. You did solve the issue I had with the Compton one; I had read an article about the Grand Opening of the Culver City location that mentioned it was "one of five" locations, which made me think the Compton one might've opened around the same time, but based on your date, it was probably in the planning/construction phase. The only thing I could find for the Bellflower location is the year of the building being built as 1959, but couldn't find anything to cross-reference and confirm the opening date.

@dsolosan 4 месяца назад

@@californiography Made a mistake on Compton. July 29-30 happened in 55, not 56. I based my Gardena date on a news photo of a grand opening, the sign reads Aug 19-20, which happened in 55. I think I'm getting a headache!

@californiography 4 месяца назад

@@dsolosan hahaha, you and me both! This is the kind of stuff I love nerding out about, even though it does make me want to pull my hair out sometimes 😅

@_ac_7649 4 месяца назад

I donut approve of this!

@californiography 4 месяца назад

😂

@panatypical Месяц назад

There's a big donut shop in Costa Mesa on Harbor Boulevard. It hasn't been there long but there's a gigantic donut on the building. What happened also with that big donut shop in Long Beach at 7th and Bellflower? A co-worker of mine owned the house right next door to it.

@californiography Месяц назад

The donut shop in Costa Mesa seems to be a new Randy’s Donuts. The donut shop that was on 7th and Bellflower used to be an Angel Food Donuts shop, but now it’s a Dunkin Donuts-they did keep the big donut from the sign though .

@panatypical Месяц назад

@@californiography I'm going to have to manage to swing by both of those places. I'm not big into donuts, but I can always find something I like in a donut shop. Might look up my old co-worker also....

@stevecarrillo 5 месяцев назад

Dope! Were all of the 🍩 consistent in size? I’ve never any of these locations. On a side note, doesn’t someone who is starting a business especially brick and motor have to pull permits and documentation with the city? I thought that’s how one verifies established date? I enjoy your videos man keep up the great work foo!

@californiography 5 месяцев назад

Thanks man!! They're pretty consistent in size, they're about 32 feet in diameter, with the exception of the Bellflower one which is about 23 feet in diameter. And yes, you're right about pulling the permits for the dates. I did find dates for the Bellflower and Compton locations, but I couldn't cross reference them with newspaper articles to confirm the opening date.

@stevecarrillo 5 месяцев назад

@@californiography interesting. But ayo I meant the actual doughnuts 😂

@californiography 5 месяцев назад

@@stevecarrillo hahaha, thought you were talking about the donuts on the buildings 😂 yeah, they were all pretty consistent sizes, I think the ones at Dale’s Donuts might’ve been the biggest of them all, but not by too much