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LA PUENTE - The Donut Hole in La Puente is more immersive for the car-bound than Randy's, since you can actually drive through its brown double-dunker portal. Its also a favorite of film location scouts, since it sits conveniently within the "Zone."

The Donut Hole was built in 1968, the two hollow ends fashioned from fiberglass and spanning 26 feet. One of a chain of five doughnut shops, this is the one that has survived. Plunked down in a typical store-jammed suburbia, the Hole's digestive system is taxed as a stop-and-go stream of cars are gulped down and unceremoniously pooted out. The fresh-baked choices are arrayed within, trayed along interior windows. We recommend buying an assortment bag of orange topped, plain and glazed.

So if you like Googie architecture and doughnuts, the Donut Hole has it all. You can't miss it. As you approach the drive-in, you'll see two mammoth chocolate doughnuts in a baker's box. There are two kinds of jelly doughnuts here, raspberry and lemon, both glazed. And the place is open 24 hours a day, so if the craving hits, you know where to go. 15300 Amar Rd. in La Puente. South of I-10, north of the 60, east of the 605 and west of the 57. On the corner of Hacienda Blvd. and Amar Rd. The bottom photo is from an 80's movie called Moving Violations.