The building looks to me like the Hess bldg. on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles. Does the sign on the restaurant across the street say "Hamburgers"?
I can't quite make it out. I once took a french language course there. (Hess bldg, not hamburger place)
Re: Secret Service bldg. in tonites movie (TOMORROW NIGHT!)
Dear John,
First, our Chat will be TOMORROW EVENING...TUESDAY NIGHT.
If you look at the hamberger restaurant across the street from the "Federal Building" where Charlie Chan worked in Washington, DC, you can, if your copy of the film is clear enough note that the restaurant's name is The Blue Diamond Grille. This same footage appears in "Charlie Chan in the Secret Service."
I would like to learn more of the Hess Building that you mention. Do you know the address or a cross-street there this building is located?
Again, our Chat/Film Viewing is TOMORROW evening...