Old Hollywood Pipe Shops

[SaxonX]

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Kramers and Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco Company

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[Michigan_Bill]

Interesting! Thanks for posting the link.

 

[OldWill]

Nice read. I especially liked the paragraphs on Father Dempsey. His blend, originally made by Kramer's, has always been in my rotation.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I thoroughly enjoyed the read. Thank you for posting. ?

 

[jpmcwjr]

I hate it when articles are not dated. Since this one mentions Kramers as being in business it's several years old. And The Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco Company- seems out of business also, and I hadn't heard of it.

But thanks for posting!

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

The value for me was the devotion to the clientele and the clientele’s devotion to the shop and to each other. I especially enjoyed the Father’s blend story and his relationship with the famed director. And also that it was a place where customers were welcomed and protected.

 

[kcghost]

Old article I read years ago but still interesting.

 

[sablebrush52]

I hate it when articles are not dated. Since this one mentions Kramers as being in business it's several years old. And The Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco Company- seems out of business also, and I hadn't heard of it.

But thanks for posting!

At the very bottom of the page there's a copyright of 2000.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Thanks. So article is even older than I thought!
The Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco Company- was it a thing? Did you go there?

 

[boston]

Off topic a bit but C&D had a blend called Old Hollywood. Was a fav of mine. They stopped making it when Sykes acquired the company.

 

[sablebrush52]

Thanks. So article is even older than I thought!
The Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco Company- was it a thing? Did you go there?

Nope. I didn't, and don't, spend much time in Beverly Hills, except to have the occasional meal at Nate and Al's. My tobacconists of choice were Gus' Smoke Shop, the Original Tinderbox, Century City Pipe shop and the Cigar Warehouse. I did visit Kramers a couple of times, as well as the Dunhill store on Rodeo Drive.

 

[Hovannes]

Quite a way from Beverly Hills, but Disneyland had a tobacco shop at one time.
You could buy Disney stamped Briars (I suspect they were Comoys) and they sold Walt's blend.

 

[briarcudgel]

An interesting read, as well as the comments.

 

[sablebrush52]

Quite a way from Beverly Hills, but Disneyland had a tobacco shop at one time.
You could buy Disney stamped Briars (I suspect they were Comoys) and they sold Walt's blend.

Comoy's did make pipes for Disney's tobacco stores, both Disneyland and Disney World.

 

[ssjones]

This Ebay seller, from North Hollywood, says he is getting out of the pipe restoration game. Is anyone familiar with him? (A member since 2000)

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[sablebrush52]

This Ebay seller, from North Hollywood, says he is getting out of the pipe restoration game. Is anyone familiar with him? (A member since 2000)

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He's put up some very nice old Britwood at very high prices. Other than that, I have no other knowledge of him.

 

[warren99]

I especially liked the pre-embargo Cuban cigars on display at Kramer’s. In addition to Kramer’s, there were a slew of tobacconists in Beverly Hills once upon a time: Beverly Hills Pipe & Tobacco, Philip Dane’s, Hamilton’s, Dunhill, Davidoff, Nazareth’s and Thomas Hinds. Unfortunately, all of the BH tobacconists are gone now, except Nazareth’s which is strictly a cigar shop and lounge.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Do you live in the area?

 

[warren99]

I live over the hill about five miles away.