Miller is next seen at an amusement park. One might expect director Dmytryck would pick San Francisco's Playland At The Beach for these scenes but no, he chose The Pike at Long Beach in southern California. The reason soon becomes apparent ...
Then ... Miller can't resist the shooting gallery. The Double Wheel ride towers over him in the background.
... a vintage postcard image ... the Pike, open since 1902, was closed down in 1979 but this image shows the Double Wheel ride during its heyday.
Then ... The Cyclone Racer rollercoaster is behind him as he passes the Laff In The Dark ride, a main attraction at The Pike.
... from the 1950s ... a vintage photo of the ride in full color.
Below, Miller can't resist this one - an opportunity to vent his misogynistic feelings (click image to enlarge).
Then (1964) ... The Pike amusement park, in yellow on the 1964 map below, extended along Seaside Blvd between Magnolia Pier and Rainbow Pier (click image to enlarge).
... and Now, land reclamation and redevelopment has swallowed up both of these old piers. The Rainbow Pier is now the site of the Long Beach Convention Center. The site of the original Pike is overlayed on this ma (click image to enlarge).
... and Now, today there is a new Pike at Rainbow Harbor, a development completed in 2004 (map). A shadow of its former self, it is primarily a retail/dining/cinema complex. In a nod to the past it has a Ferris Wheel, a Carousel and a footbridge with a design that invokes the original Cyclone Racer roller coaster.
Bullitt meets Cathy and friends at the Coffee Cantata, a real cafe with that name at 2030 Union Street in the Cow Hollow district. It is now the popular Betelnut restaurant.
Then ... There's a pastry counter at the front of the cafe and a coffee bar up the right side.
... and Now, a full bar replaced the confectionery and the coffee bar up the stairs is gone.
Then ... Up the stairs, a jazz quartet is playing in the back corner next to the coffee bar.
... and Now, with the coffee bar gone, this space has become the side dining area.
Then ... Bullitt and Cathy join their friends at a table at the rear, filmed though the window from the rear deck. The band's bass player can be seen off to the left.
... and Now, the rear deck was sacrificed when the Betelnut renovation pushed the rear wall back for added space. The same view, taken inside from where the deck was, shows part of Betelnut's open kitchen.
The jazz band plays throughout the entire Coffee Cantata scene; they are seen below behind a radiant Cathy.
A collage of the band members from the movie is shown below. The band was Meridian West and the musicians were, in spatial order:
Guitar - Larry Vogt Flute - Julie Iger Roseman
Percussion - Al Pimental Bass - Nat Johnson
Citysleuth learnt the identity of the band from a reader of this blog (see comments at the bottom of this post including much appreciated background about the gig from flutist Julie Roseman and news and comments from other band members).
Update ... Betelnut closed late 2016, eventually replaced by Flores, a Mexican bar/restaurant.
A lot of the movie's action was filmed at the Washington and Davis Streets junction, the central hub of the Produce District. Let's take a look at the businesses on each corner of the junction, as seen in the movie. Click here to see a map.
1. Southeast Corner
Mike Figlia's business was on the southeast corner (actually the Half Moon Fruit and Produce business) and was seen earlier in the movie - click here to see it.
2. Southwest corner
Then ... The view looks west along Washington across Davis, with Mike Figlia's partly visible at far left. Opposite, on the southwest corner of the junction, is the John DeMartini Produce Co. Further down Davis, Ceylon Street tees in between DeMartini and the taller hotel next to it.
... and Now, the concrete -walled Golden Gateway Garage occupies this corner, in the shadow of the Alcoa Building next to it.
3. Northwest corner
Then ... A. Levy and J. Zentner Co. was on this corner. Once a significant tree-fruit produce distributor in the Central Valley, Levy & Zentner has in the last few years channeled most of its resources into beer distribution.
... from 1945 ... this archival photo shows the same view north along Davis from Washington. Traffic chaos prevailed as usual, especially when the E Union streetcar rolled by.
... and Now, a retail - residential building borders this block of Davis, now closed to through traffic.
4. Northeast corner
Then ... Kitty corner from the John DeMartini building on the southwest corner was another John DeMartini building, in the background below.
... from the 1950s ... this archival photo shows a better view of the same building.
... and Now, this corner is part of the Gateway Apartments and Townhomes.
After Parry recovers from his plastic surgery in Irene's apartment, she removes his bandages and gets to see his new (Bogart's) face. But he doesn't want to put her at risk and decides it's best to get out of her life. He calls for a cab and tells the driver "Post and Fillmore" - the cab drops him off at Harry's Wagon, a railcar-styled diner sandwiched between two buildings.
Then ... These ad hoc diners were popular at that time. Diner researcher Richard Gutman in his informative comment below explains that this particular one began life not as a rail car but as a purpose-built horse-drawn street food wagon in the early 1900s.
... from the 1947 street directory ... the entry below confirms that Harry's Wagon was indeed a real diner at 1921 Post Street near Fillmore (map).
... and Now, Sohn's French Cleaners currently occupies the setback building on the site of the old diner, re-addressed as 1919 Post Street.
... a similar diner ... Harry's Wagon is long gone but thanks to reader Zach Georgopoulos (see his comment below) we now know where we can still dine today in an similar railcar, the Grubstake, at 1525 Pine Street, which according to their website was a converted railcar from the long extinct Key Line railroard system.
A suspicious detective apprehends Parry in the diner but he gives him the slip and takes off (below).