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Circa 1939, the WPA-sponsored American Guide Series Los Angeles guidebook described the chain thusly: "Clifton’s Brookdale, 648 S. Broadway, and Clifton's Cafeteria of the Golden Rule, 618 S. Olive St. Organ music and singing attendants. A novel feature at both places is the bulletin board just outside the entrance, where listings are ...
Desmond's Building, built in 1924, was designed by Albert C. Martin Sr., [2] the architect responsible for several Los Angeles landmarks, including Million Dollar Theatre, City Hall, St. Vincent de Paul Church, May Company Building, and more. [3] This building was originally the flagship location of Desmond's, [4] who vacated it in 1981. [5]
In the 1960s, 70s and 80s there was a restaurant at the top of the building—The Tower—that served award-winning French cuisine. [5] It originally included two other large buildings - a 225,000-square-foot (20,900 m 2 ) building at 1149 Hill Street, a 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m 2 ) building at 514 W 12th Street (which was later sold to ...
Downtown Los Angeles's Woolworth's building is made of reinforced concrete in a steel frame and has a Zigzag Moderne facade. [6] It is 60 feet (18 m) by 170 feet (52 m) feet in size. [ 2 ] Inside, the building features two grand terrazzo -covered staircases that connect the ground floor to the basement.
Additionally, the building was listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #765 in 2003. [1] In 2010, Blackstone's Department Store was converted to 82 apartments with ground-floor retail space and a subterranean parking garage. [12]
Bottega Louie is located in the Brockman Building and is credited with creating Downtown Los Angeles's "Restaurant Row." [3] [4] This particular area of Downtown Los Angeles underwent a rapid expansion of bars, restaurants and residences from 2012 to 2014 [2] [5] [6] that some real estate developers are calling a "7th Street Renaissance."
Sanderson’s Lunch. A 24/7 downtown diner that drew a wide demographic — some showed up daily — it moved to midtown and then south Kansas City. It opened in 1912 and closed in 2000.
820 Olive or 825 South Hill, is a residential and retail tower in downtown Los Angeles, California that is located within walking distance from Staples Center, L.A. Live, and the Broadway. [6] It was developed by Onni Group and designed by Chris Dikeakos Architects. Construction of the building was started in July 2016 and completed in February ...