Former Location –
Ben Frank’s was a restaurant in West Hollywood, California, opened in 1962 by Arthur Simms and Bob Ehrman. The location, surrounded by the famous nightclubs of the Sunset Strip, led to a celebrity clientele, and the 24-hour restaurant became a popular late night destination.
Mel’s Drive-In renamed and rehabilitated the building in 2007, redesigning much of the interior and adding new windows but maintaining the architecture and replacing the letters on the original sign.
According to Richie Furay, while he and Stephen Stills were driving along Sunset Boulevard, they saw Neil Young drive past them. They pulled a u-turn to catch up to Neil and Bruce in Neil’s hearse and they all pulled into the Ben Franks restaurant on Sunset Blvd and met in the parking lot. And the rest is rock & roll history.
The restaurant closed in 1996.
Ben Frank’s
8585 Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
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