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Restaurant Menu from early 1960s with illustration of Slauson Ave location. Wich Stand was a '50s-style coffee shop restaurant and diner in Los Angeles, California, featuring a tilting blue roof and 35-foot spire (11 m), designed by architect Eldon Davis. [1] The Wich Stand had two locations in the Los Angeles area.
Googie's Coffee Shop (styled googies) was a small restaurant located at 8100 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles next door to the famous Schwab's Pharmacy at the beginning of the Sunset Strip. It was designed in 1949 by architect John Lautner and lent its name to Googie architecture , a genre of modernist design in the 1950s and 60s.
Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010. [4] Publication of the guide would resume for Southern California in 2019 but now covered all of California in one guide.
Pann's is a coffee shop restaurant in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, known for its history, role in movies, and distinctive architecture. The restaurant was opened by husband and wife George and Rena Poulos in 1958. [1] [2] It is also known for its neon sign, [3] Googie architecture, and 1950s decor. [4]
In 1950, The Pantry moved to its location at 9th and Figueroa, and has since been designated as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 255, [8] and named the most famous restaurant in Los Angeles. [9] The restaurant was known for serving coleslaw to all patrons during the evening hours, even if they ultimately decide to order breakfast ...
Brown Derby was a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles, California. The first and best known was shaped like a derby hat , an iconic image that became synonymous with the Golden Age of Hollywood . It was opened by Wilson Mizner in 1926. [ 1 ]
Johnie's is located across from the May Co. department store, one of Los Angeles' best examples of Streamline Moderne architecture, on the Miracle Mile. The May Co. building is now part of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Johnie's was declared a historical landmark by the Los Angeles City Council on November 27, 2013. [3]
Du-par's is a diner-style restaurant in Los Angeles, California, that was once a modest-sized regional chain. It was founded in 1938 by James Dunn and Edward Parsons, who combined their surnames to create the restaurant's name. The original location still exists at the Los Angeles Farmers Market in Los Angeles' Fairfax District. [1]