The Woman In Red - Le Club
Then … Ms Milner has gotten over being stood up; she wants to try again. She calls Teddy from a bar and suggests they meet at Le Club restaurant at Clay and Jones. Once again he thinks it’s the Woman In Red who is calling and readily agrees.
… and Now, the Le Club restaurant interiors were filmed in Koreatown, Los Angeles at the Prince Restaurant at 3198 1/2 W. 7th Street. Its retro period decor has made this place a go-to location for dozens of movies and TV series over the decades. Note both Then and Now the yeoman statue in front of a red latticed window frame.
Then … Teddy arrives trying his best to look cool with a cigarette dangling from his mouth. Again, this was filmed in the Prince restaurant in Los Angeles. Note the red door over to the right…
… and Now, it’s been over 40 years but the door and the railing have hardly changed. (Photo by Syd Rev).
Then … The instant he sits down he realizes who had called him. He lets out a yelp and promptly hightails it out of there.
… and Now, three latticed windows behind them identify the two booths at The Prince where the above scene was filmed. (Photo by J.P. Shelton)
Then … He rushes out - now we are back in San Francisco at the Clay-Jones residential highrise building at 1250 Jones Street, the very address that Ms. Milner had given Teddy. Note the signage at left on the awning and below the window - there was indeed a Le Club restaurant in the 1980s here in the lobby level of this building (the white ‘LE CLUB’ letters look like they were added for this movie shot).
… and Now, 1250 Jones today. It has hosted a succession of restaurants over the years: after Le Club closed Charles Nob Hill succeeded it from 1995 to 2004, followed by C.A.L. Steakhouse then by the Michelin-starred Keiko a Nob Hill from 2011 to 2021. Currently the building is residential only - no restaurant.
Then … as he rounds the corner, the eye-catching view east down Clay Street encompasses the TransAmerica Building and the Embarcadero Center high-rises with the Bay Bridge beyond.
… and Now, the view is essentially unchanged today.
Then … Ms Milner pursues him, watching as he jumps into the back seat of his car.
… and Now, minor changes here - awnings have been added at left on the side windows of 1250 Jones and the street signs have been replaced.
If looks could kill … Teddy fakes a heart attack but she shows no sympathy, leaning in to release the handbrake… fade out as the car rolls down the hill to blasting horns, screeching brakes and crunching metal.
Still fuming the next morning she walks up to Teddy and slowly and deliberately tips a bottle of ink over his desktop.