Brown Derby is said to have proposed to Carole Lombard there. Rival gossip columnists Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper are recorded as regular patrons. In "L.A. at Last", the first of the Hollywood episodes of "I Love Lucy", Lucy (Lucille Ball), Ethel (Vivian Vance), and Fred (William Frawley) have lunch at the Brown Derby. During the misadventure, the trio dines in a booth with Eve Arden on one side and William Holden (who orders a Cobb Salad) on the other. This leads to the famous disaster scene in which Lucy inadvertently causes a waiter to hit Holden in the face with a
Arch Rival Roller Derby Rollergirls 209-199. They then finished in third place by beating Minnesota RollerGirls 186-91. At the 2017 Championships, Arch Rival won their opening game against London Rollergirls 225-82, but lost their quarterfinal to Rose City Rollers 237-109. Arch Rival finished their weekend by defeating Crime City Rollers in the consolation round, 220-160. The Arch Rival Roller Derby team has been featured extensively in St. Louis's media. They have been featured in local print, T.V. and radio news. Additionally, various league members have been featured individually in the media. Arch Rival Roller Girl Riddle Lynn was featured on the debut of the