Lately I’ve been re-watching a television show that most every boy growing up in the 1970’s was crazy about: Starsky and Hutch. Revisiting the show 34 years later, Im still entertained by the characters of Starsky and Hutch, Captain Dobey and Huggy Bear. But even more than that, as a Los Angeles Historian, I’m blown away with how much great footage of Los Angeles was captured in the series. So, over the next few weeks I’ll provide you with a “then and now” portrait of Starsky and Hutch’s L.A.
First stop: “Huggy Bear’s” bar/restaurant. In reality, it was the location of the El Paso Bar at 723 S. Main Street. Los Angeles, CA 90014. To the left is the entrance to the Dewey Hotel.
34 years later, the building is still there, though its facade has drastically changed. The entrance to Huggys/El Paso was right there in the middle of the building.
It’s too bad they didn’t just restore the original facade. The new one is kind of ugly.
