Randy’s Donuts is the bizarre yet very famous giant donut landmark building that you’ve likely seen in places such as the TV show Futurama or movies such as Earth Girls Are Easy and Mars Attacks. Built in the 1950’s and standing over 22 feet tall the giant donut is hard to miss… even from a plane landing at LAX!
Thats the view Marshall took a picture of when landing at LAX airport recently, can you spot the giant donut? Randy’s Donuts is a 24-hour drive-in and is often reffered to as the “Big O”. The donut shop is located at 805 West Manchester Avenue near La Cienega and the 405 highway, and of course LAX.
This donut landmark has also appeared in music videos including I Love LA by Randy Newman, Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Bob Sinclair’s video Love Generation. The famous donut has appeared on the food network’s Top 5 - Fab Food Architecture, the History Channel’s Modern Marvels and in Pier Pressure, a first-season episode of Arrested Development.
Have you seen it in any of those? No? Ok… during the 1990s it also appeared in the opening scenes for the Tonight Show (think camera zooming through the center of the donut and into the moon). The landmark building was nominated for Roadside distractions in Weird California. Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios even has a representation of this homer simpson weakness. I bet it’s been seen in other places too, care to play spot the donut?
Ron & Larry Weintrab are owners of this L.A. California landmark but somehow I don’t think they approve of at least some of the attention it receives, like this…
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