| Smith Bros. Fish Shanty Restaurant, Walteria Calif. (circa 1950) |
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| Smith Bros. Fish Shanty Restaurant Walteria, Calif. Phone FRontier 5-2294 Great Lakes Fish and Sea Food Luncheon and Dinners served in a distinctive marine setting. Charcoal Planked Fish. Banquet Facilities. Open 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM -- Closed Mondays. OTHER SHITH BROS FISH SHANTIES: Los Angeles -- La Cienega at 4th Port Washington, Wis. The Original Smith Bros. Fish Shanty This was the original Smith Bros. Restaurant in the Los Angeles area. The restaurant was located in Walteria, which is now part of Torrance, and was the same location as the Indian Village Restaurant which replaced it in about 1968. The unusual niche this restaurant served was name recognition of the Smith Bros. ability to offer Great Lakes fish to a largely former midwestern clientelle. When this restaurant opened, both Oliver H. Smith, and his sister Evelyn C. Smith bought houses around what is now known as Palos Verdes. Unfortunately for them, they sold their homes in the mid 60's before the sprawl reached them. At the time, Los Angeles was a growing city, but had yet to engulf the area around Torrance and San Pedro. Oliver Smith, already a legend in Wisconsin, was a well known figure at the San Pedro and Long Beach area where he befriended many a fisherman over a stiff drink or two. <-- Previous Page Back to the Smith Bros. Heritage Page Next -- > |