Where Tail O' the Pup stood, contemporary condos will go

Remember the old Tail O' the Pup hot dog stand in West Hollywood (the one shaped like a hot dog)? Well, that land is now slated for what WeHo News calls the largest residential development in West Hollywood. But there has been debate over the style of the complex. Originally, the idea was upscale New York brownstones. But that's been replaced by cool California modern:

Originally conceived and entitled as a connected collection of Georgian brownstones with interior hallways, the redesign is proudly contemporary Southern Californian in its new iteration. Matt Jacobs, the West Hollywood resident who is guiding the project through the bureaucratic maze for Turnberry, told WeHo News that the idea was to take advantage of the climate. “We want to give people open air, but private, entryways to their home instead of long ill-lit corridors that take on the cooking aromas after time,” he said earlier this year.

The 151-unit complex is just north of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and Beverly Center, bounded by Beverly Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard and Sherbourne Drive.

So whatever happened to Tail O' the Pup? There was talk of relocating it to Westwood. Does anyone know? The "official" Tail O' the Pup website said it would reopen at an undisclosed location -- in 2007!

-- Shelby Grad

Photo: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

Comments

[schmendric]

Kinda sad it's gone. L.A. had a lot of buildings that were built to denote their
purpose or identity, such as Brown Derby, the Van DeKamp Windmills and others. Now they're all gone and the fun character it lend to the city is gone with them.

[Richard Miller]

I can't feel too badly about the Tail being gone, since, for me, it was gone when it left its original spot at La Cienega and Beverly. I know it dates me, but that was the era when across the street was Beverly Park, the pony rides, and the original Smokey Joe's Cafe, and right next door was the Slate Brother's Club.

[Brady Westwater]

Georgian brownstones? Clearly, someone slept through Architecture 101.

[Jason]

"Remember the old Tail O' the Pup hot dog stand in West Hollywood (the one shaped like a hot dog)? "

uhm..... no.

[Rubbernoze]

Those architectural drawings of the condos are UGLY! How is that "California Modern"???? Whatever happened to simple, clean design?

[David Harrison Levi]

My family loved Beverly Park & and the original Smokey Joe's Cafe. I always enjoyed the pony rides and to this day at Hillcrest Country Club on the 4TH of July the pony rides for the kids bring back all those happy times my family shared. I was also a big fan of Tail O' the Pup hot dogs. Thank you all for sharing your memories! David Harrison Levi - STARMAKER®™ - David Levi Entertainment Worldwide LLC Beverly Hills, CA 90210 USA Personal Management - Music Producer