Comments on: Ode to the Coffee Shop

By: Citizen of the Month » The Hip Club and the Coffee Shop

Citizen of the Month » The Hip Club and the Coffee Shop — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:48:03 +0000

[...] I’m a Queens boy at heart. I grew up in coffee shops and diners, where I would talk with my friends for hours while eating tuna fish sandwichs, linzer tarts, and [...]

By: Mr. Ship's

Mr. Ship's — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:42:03 +0000

Heather;
Iris left a 3 ring binder of old photos
of many of the CC customers. Manny passed away.Did you get to keep all your
tips (not reported) Watch the Ships
web site for some very classic 50’s Hair styles and OMG!!! Mini Skirts!!!
Dupar’s is owned now by the Tiny Naylor
Family.Neil,INSTANT COFFEE, I-N-S-T-A-N-T ?? Coffee . Someone help this man.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:20:10 +0000

I worked at Ship’s Culver City for many years when my children were young. It was a great place to work, good money for a waitress and strangely enough, good quality food (even if it was a tad greasy). I have so many very fond memories of Manny and Carlos the cooks and Bob the manager. LaVerne the cashier and Vi, Iris, Tara and quite a few great (if tired) waitresses that I worked with. I was very young and they taught me the “trade”. It was a pretty tough one, but in the end, very rewarding on so many levels. I still miss them all. Heather

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:13:42 +0000

I have very fond and strong memories of Ship’s Westwood. My family lived nearby on Warnall Drive, near Century City and Westwood Village. We would always go to Ship’s, and one time my Grandfather left a napkin on the toaster and it caught fire. I was 6 or 7 years old. I remember the architecture and mid-century modern decor, the gemlike plastic screens, the lamps and mosaics, and the whole Jetsons feel of the place.
I am now a city planner in Miami Beach, Florida, and our Miami Modern MiMo style of architecture has echoes in the Googie style coffee shop architecture of L.A. The demolition of Ship’s Westwood was a sad day for preservationists, and from what I understand, sparked the L.A. Conservancy movement to save mid-century architectural landmarks.
Anyway, thanks so much for publicizing the old Ship’s coffee shop, it is much appreciated.

By: Citizen of the Month » The Rosh Hashanah Challenge

Citizen of the Month » The Rosh Hashanah Challenge — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 11:47:47 +0000

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By: mpipes

mpipes — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:30:06 +0000

Neil,

Thanks for your insight on Ships, everyone enjoyed the place. Saw many movie people there too! Guess they know how to spend a buck. Check my new site, mpipes007.blogger.com and leave us a story Neil. White,Rye,Wheat,Rasin or SourDough Neil! More Coffee ?

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:05:36 +0000

Sounds exciting. Quite a few people have great memories of Ships. I didn’t grow up here, but some people tell me about their first cup of coffee at Ships. Looking forward to seeing you back on the California scene. We miss you and your toasters.

By: Mr Ships

Mr Ships — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:57:33 +0000

Neil;
I am the third generation of the
Ship’s owners. Ship’s is real. I am real. We are working on a new concept.
I am glad you were in Ship’s before we closed. The Coffee Shop era has now passed. From soda fountins to coffee shops we have provided food to the public.Now for the next foodservice
era.:) Mr.Ship’s

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:47:30 +0000

Holy Ships! You know you’ve made it as a blogger when Mr. Ships comments on your blog about your post about Ships Coffee Shops. That’s like one of the Rockefellers calling me up after I mentioned Rockefeller Center. Or Donald Trump after talking about the Trump Casino. Or John Wayne after bringing up Orange County’s John Wayne Airport.

Well, it’s actually like none of the above, but it’s still pretty cool whoever he is.

Hello, Mr. Ships.

By: Mr Ships

Mr Ships — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 01:35:14 +0000

Neil,
I am Mr Ships. The Ships business is still going. We have had huge legal matters with people using the TM without permission. Yes over 50 million
people dined at the three Ships in wla.
That makes 150 million slices of toast.
The store closed in 1996/ the sign lowered 2005.For more info go to
http://www.shipscoffeeshop.com for the REAL
Ships info.BTW burnt toast was always
replaced with new bread. pls update dates on your other sites.