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Orange Julius

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The Orange Julius chain was founded in 1926 as an orange juice stand in Los Angeles. The frothy Orange Julius drink was developed in 1929. The buildings shown below were designed in the early 1960s by Armet & Davis for the owner Sam Silver. Although none of them still house Orange Julius stands, the brand is very much alive with more than 5,000 locations worldwide. If you know of any other Orange Julius buildings like these, I'd love to hear from you. For more, see this website.

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Santa Barbara, CA		 former Orange Julius [gone]
Los Angeles, CA
This former Orange Julius in Santa Barbara has housed La Super-Rica Taqueria since 1980. [map]

This former Orange Julius in Los Angeles was built in 1963. It last housed L.A. Burger. In 2017, there was an effort to landmark the building to prevent its anticipated demolition. By 2019, the building had been demolished and all that was left was the sign. [map]

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Los Angeles, CA
2012: 2020: 2022:
This former Orange Julius was vacant in 2012. I believe it had been vacant for at least several years. In 2019, it began housing the Ktchn sandwich shop. In 2020, it reopened as the Panini Spot. In 2021, it was housing Aaron's Kitchen. In 2022, the building was vacant. For more, see this website. [map]

former Orange Julius
Los Angeles, CA
This former Orange Julius housed Machos Tacos for many years. It now houses Best Fckn Hot Chicken Los Feliz. The sawtooth roof has either been concealed or missing since at least 2007. [map]

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Glendale, CA		 former Orange Julius
Gardena, CA
This former Orange Julius in Glendale has housed Faster Donuts since at least 2008. The building has been dramatically remodeled but the adapted sign panel shapes are intact. [map]

This former Orange Julius in Gardena housed Bonello's New York Pizza for many years. The building now houses Gigi's Pizza. [map]

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Redwood City, CA		 former Orange Julius
Orange, CA
The original walk-up/take-out windows of this former Orange Julius in Redwood City had been walled up since at least 2009. The building housed a Yumi Yogurt for many years. It closed in 2019. The building is currently vacant and behind chain link fencing. [map]

This former Orange Julius in Orange now houses Mi Casa. [map]

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San Diego, CA
2016: 2020:
This former Orange Julius has been here since at least the late 1960s. This building has housed La Posta De Acapulco since at least 2007. The front of the building was obscured by a canopy for many years. That was removed in 2019. [map]

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South Gate, CA
2013: 2020:
This former Orange Julius in South Gate housed Taqueria Los Felix since at least 2007. The building was remodeled in 2015 with a flat roof placed on top of the sawtooth roofline. It now houses Tacos Ensenada. [map]

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North Hollywood, CA
2013: 2020:
This former Orange Julius housed the Falafel Hut when this photo was taken in 2013. By 2014, the building was housing the El Michoacana #3 restaurant. [map]

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North Hollywood, CA		 former Orange Julius
Woodland Hills, CA
This former Orange Julius in North Hollywood had opened here by 1965. The building housed Crown Chili Burger for many years. It housed Ruby's Shake Shop briefly after that. The building now houses the Xecora Urban Taqueria. [map]

This former Orange Julius in Woodland Hills has housed Tatsuki since at least 2007. The top two sign panel frames are original but the building has been completely remodeled. [map]

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Downey, CA
2013: 2020:
This former Orange Julius in Downey housed Tacos La Cabanita in 2013. The building has obviously been remodeled considerably but the take-out counter and zig-zag roof under the canopy are still there. The building now houses Stewart & Grub. [map]

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Monrovia, CA		 former Orange Julius
Monrovia, CA
The former Orange Julius in Monrovia shown on the left above now houses Los Chiles Locos. [map]

The former Orange Julius in Monrovia shown on the right housed Los Victor's Restaurant when this photo was taken in 2013. In 2020, it began housing La Noria Restaurant. [map]

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Burbank, CA		 former Orange Julius
Sherman Oaks, CA
The former Orange Julius in Burbank has housed the Coffee Commissary since 2013. Before that, the zigzag roof was concealed behind a facade. [map]

The former Orange Julius in Sherman Oaks has been here since at least 1967. The building now houses the Sherman Oaks Collision Center. [map]

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West Covina, CA
The former Orange Julius in West Covina has housed Classic Burger since at least 2007. The addition to the front of the building conceals the original look. However, the original counter and roof is visible inside. [map]

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Covina, CA		 former Orange Julius
Garden Grove, CA
The former Orange Julius in Covina has housed Boca del Rio since at least 2007. [map]

The former Orange Julius in Garden Grove has housed Los Cotija's since at least 2007. [map]

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Reno, NV		 former Orange Julius
Dallas, TX
This former Orange Julius in Reno was built in 1966. The building has been mostly vacant since at least 2008. [map]

This former Orange Julius sign in Dallas has advertised for Aw Shucks since 1983. I assume that the building has been remodeled and that the walk-up window is either gone or hidden. I don't know of any other Orange Julius buildings or signs in Texas. However, I know there were mall locations there. [map]

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