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Classic & Retro SoCal Places To Eat
L.A. Time Machine listings of Extinct Restaurants
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Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet [est. 1908] in Downtown L.A.
Phillipe The Original [est. 1908] in Downtown L.A.
Musso & Frank Grill [est. 1919] in Hollywood, CA
Barney's Beanery [est. 1920] in West Hollywood, CA
Pacific Dining Car [est. 1921] in Downtown L.A.
The Original Pantry [est. 1924] in Downtown L.A.
El Cholo Cafe [est. 1924] in Downtown L.A.
Langer's Deli [est. 1925] near MacArthur Park in Downtown L.A.
Taix on Sunset [est. 1927]
Victor's [est. 1929] in Hollywood, CA
The Derby [est. 1929] in Los Feliz
Save the Derby! website
Canter's Deli [est. 1931] on Fairfax
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Pink's Chili Dog Stand [est. 1939]
Apple Pan Restaurant [est. 1942] in West Los Angeles, CA
Dolores Restaurant [est. 1944], 11407 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Los Angeles, CA {free wi-fi}
Tail O' the Pup [est. 1945; evicted 2005; now in storage]
El Tecolote [est. 1946] in Camarillo , CA
Papa Cristo's Greek Restaurant & Deli [est. 1948] on Pico Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA
Bill's Taco House [est. 1949] in South L.A. 90037
The Fountain Coffee Shop [est. 1949] in the Beverly Hills Hotel
The Hat: World Famous Pastrami [est. 1951]
Taylor's Steak House [est. 1953]
Buggy Whip [est. 1953] in Westchester
Beadle's Cafeteria [est. 1956; moved 1991] in Pasadena, CA
Pann's [est. 1958] on La Tijera
The Dal Rae Restaurant [est. 1958] in Pico Rivera, CA
B.C. Cafe [est. 1959] in Claremont & Rancho Cucamonga
Carney's Express Limited [est. 1968]
Casey's Irish Bar & Grille [est. 1970] in Downtown L.A.
Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood
Clearman's North Woods Inn, San Gabriel
Ruby's Diners chain [est. 1980]
Edendale Grill & Mixville Bar in Silver Lake
The Yard House {chain}
The Counter {chain} in Santa Monica, CA
Roadside Diners Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
Modern SoCal Places To Eat
Norm's Restaurants chain [est. 1949]
Encounter Restaurant at Los Angeles Intl. Airport [built 1961, reopened 1997]
Buca di Beppo chain
Ristorante Positano in West L.A.
Schatzi On Main, Santa Monica
Rambutan Thai Dining in Silver Lake
La Belle Epoque, East Hollywood
Gyu-Kaku {charcoal yakiniku barbecue}
Hamburgers L.A. / The Burger Files
Maria's Italian Kitchen chain [est. 1975]
Hugo's Restaurant {2 locations}
Fogo de Chão Brasilian steakhouse in Beverly Hills
Spring Street Smoke House in Downtown Los Angeles
Governmental Organizations
L.A. County Registrar of Voters / Recorder / County Clerk
Water Agencies of Southern California 'Be Water Wise' website
LAX Flight Tracker
Encounter Restaurant at Los Angeles Intl. Airport [built 1961, reopened 1997]
Ontario [CA] International Airport
Proposed Exposition Blvd. Rail Line
SoCal Transit Advocates
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Southern California
Angelino Heights Trolley Line
Newspapers & Local Magazines
New Times L.A. [weekly paper] was shut down October 2002
Culver City News [no website 1/2004]
Change-Links [progressive monthly]
Santa Monica Observer weekly
Larchmont Chronicle [est. 1963]
Dick Riordan's L.A. Examiner (pre-launch) [parked 1/2004]
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal [est. 1989]
Pasadena Star News [est. 1884]
Los Angeles Downtown News
Los Angeles Daily News [est. 1911]
Orange County [CA] Register newspaper [est. 1905]
Los Angeles Newspaper Group
Campus Circle college entertainment bi-weekly [est. 1991]
Malibu Times Magazine
Red Hen Press [est. 1994] / The Los Angeles Review [est. Jan 2004]
Black Clock literary magazine at CalArts est. 2004]
Latin Style Magazine
Beverly Hills 213 weekly newspaper [est. 1983]
Canyon News weekly newspaper [est. 1/2003]
Local Broadcast Media
K.A.B.C. 790-AM Talk Radio
K.A.B.C. Channel 7 - ABC television in Los Angeles, CA
K.C.A.L. Channel 9 - ABC television
K.C.B.S. radio 93.1-FM
K.C.B.S Channel 2 - CBS television in Los Angeles, CA
K.C.E.T. Channel 28 public television
K.C.O.P. Channel 13 - UPN television
K.F.W.B. 980-AM News
K.I.I.S. 102.7-FM
K.K.J.Z. 88.1-FM jazz radio at Cal State Long Beach
K.L.A.C. 570-AM
K.L.O.S. 95.5-FM
K.N.B.C. Channel 4 - NBC television in Los Angeles, CA
K.P.C.C. 89.3-FM Pasadena College public radio
K.P.F.K. 90.7-FM
K.S.W.D. 100.3-FM 'The Sound' album rock radio in Los Angeles, CA
K.T.L.A. Channel 5 - WB Network television
K.T.L.K. 1150-AM [est. 2/2005] - progressive talk radio
K.T.T.V. Channel 11 - Fox television in Los Angeles, CA
Telemundo 52 television en Español
Univision 34 television en Español
Reading Material About Southern California
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  | "Southern California [Country]: An Island On The Land" [1946] by Carey McWilliams "Probably the best book on Southern California." — Robert Towne Peregrine Smith 8x5½ pb [3/80] for $17.95 |
  | "Los Angeles In Fiction: A Collection of Essays From James M. Cain To Walter Mosley" [1984 & 1995] Edited by David Fine Essayists include Oscar Zeta Acosta, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne, John Fante, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chester Himes Aldous Huxley, Ross Mac-donald, Norman Mailer, Horace McCoy, Walter Mosley, Marc Norman, Thomas Pynchon, Thomas Sanchez, Budd Schulberg, Evelyn Waugh, Nathanael West, and Hysaye Yamamoto UNM Press 9x5¾ pb [12/84] out of print/used UNM Press rev edition 9x6 pb [8/95] out of print/used |
  | "Curbside L.A.: An Offbeat Guide To The City of Angels From The Pages of The Los Angeles Times" [1996] by Cecilia Rasmussen Los Angeles Times Syndicate Books 9½x6½ pb [10/96] for $16.95 |
  | "Pasadena In Vintage Postcards" [2001] by Marlin Hickman Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [3/2001] for $14.81 |
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"Old Los Angeles and Pasadena In Vintage Postcards" [2001] by C. Milton Hinshilwood & Elena Irish Zimmerman Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [2/2001] for $12.34 |
  | "Another City: Writing From Los Angeles" [2001] Edited by David Ulin Named one of the Best Books of 2001 in the Los Angeles Times Book Review; writers of these 37 essays, stories & poems include Luis Alfaro, William Archila, Aimee Bender, Michael Datcher, Jacqueline De Angelis, Bart Edelman, Sesshu Foster, Lynell George, Amy Gerstler, Erik Himmels-bach, Russell Leong, Bia Lowe, Ellen Maybe, Jeffrey McDaniel, Cindy Milwe, Richard Rayner, Aleida Rodríguez, Joan Jobe Smith, Jervey Tervalon, Amy Uyematsu, and Benjamin Weissman City Lights Publrs 7¾x6 pb [9/2001] for $16.95 |
  | "Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology" [2002] Edited by David L. Ulin Nearly 900 pages of novel excerpts, short stories, poems, diary entries, and newspaper & magazine articles; authors include Bertolt Brecht, James M. Cain, Truman Capote, Raymond Chandler, Joan Didion, James Ellroy, William Faulkner, M.F.K. Fisher, F. Scott Fitzgerald, painter David Hockney, Pico Iyer, Helen Hunt Jackson, Norman Mailer, Ruben Martinez, H.L. Mencken, Charles Mingus, Walter Mosley, Octavio Paz, Art Pepper, Mona Simpson, screenwriter Robert Towne, William T. Vollman, D.J. Waldie, Evelyn Waugh, Nathanael West, and Tom Wolfe Library of America 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2002] for $26.53 |
  | "The Misread City: New Literary Los Angeles" [2003] Edited by Scott Timberg & Dana Gioia 34 selections intended as rebuttasl to "Writing Los Angeles" [2002] above; writers include Brendan Bernhard, Laurel Ann Bogen, Wanda Coleman, Jenny Factor, David Fine, Kate Gale, Lynell George, Peter Gilstrap, editor Gioia, Laurence Goldstein, Pico Iyer, Ken Kelley, David Kipen, Ron Koertge, Suzanne Lummis, Susan Moffat, John Powers, David St. John, Sara Scribner, Paul Skenazy, Timothy Steele, Ariel Swartley, David L. Ulin, Amy Uyematsu, Gina Valdés, Marcos M. Villatoro, Charles Harper Webb, and Chryss Yost Red Hen Press 9x6 pb [5/2003] out of print/used |
  | "Looking At Los Angeles" [2005] Edited by Marla Kennedy & Ben Stiller, with Jane Brown & Craig Krull Metropolis Books hardcover [6/2005] for $53.55 |
  | "The Madonnas of Echo Park: A Novel" [2010] by Brando Skyhorse This novel-in-stories weaves a vivid portrayal of the lives of Mexican-Americans who live and work in the hidden barrios of Los Angeles - migrant farm workers, gardeners, dishwashers, bus drivers, house cleaners, gang members - each trying to survive and to somehow make a better life for themselves. Free Press 8½x5½ pb [2/2011] for $11.20 Free Press 9x6 hardcover [6/2010] for $15.64 |
  | "World Film Locations: Los Angeles" [2011]  ![]() by Gabriel Solomons Series book spotlights location-specific scenes from classic & contemporary films shot in the City of Angels, with particular emphasis on filmmakers such as Robert Altman, Nicholas Ray, Michael Mann & Roman Polanski Intellect Books U.K. 9¾x6 pb [8/2011] for $12.24 |
Movie Theaters
The Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax
Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo [est. 1968]
State Theater in Downtown L.A.
Tower Theater in Downtown L.A.
Fox Wilshire in Beverly Hills
Vista Theater in East Hollywood
Los Feliz 3 in East Hollywood
The New Beverly Cinema
Save the Raymond Theatre [1921] in Pasadena
Palace Theatre [1911] in Downtown L.A.
Grauman's Million-Dollar Theater [1918] in Downtown L.A.
Egyptian Theater [1922] in Hollywood
Fox Fullerton [1925]
Alex Theatre [1925] in Glendale
El Portal Theatre [1926] in North Hollywood
Orpheum Theatre [1926] in Downtown L.A.
Henry Fonda Theatre [Music Box 1926] in Hollywood
El Capitan [1926] in Hollywood
Pantages Theatre [1930] in Hollywood
Warner Grand Theatre [1931] in San Pedro
Wiltern Theater [1931] in Mid-Wilshire area
Los Angeles Theatre [1931] in Downtown L.A.
El Rey Theater [1936] on Wilshire 'Miracle Mile'
Aero Theatre in Santa Monica
Pacific 14 Theatres at The Grove
Movie Palaces Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Drive-In Theaters Page
at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
Calendar of Events in Southern California
Not In Categories Above
Trader Joe's Markets
Randy's [Big Donut Drive-In]
Southern California Community Internet & Directory
The Teaching Company's calendar of L.A. local cultural events
CaliforniaDomain directory
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia
Antique Stove Heaven
Athearn in Compton, CA - trains in miniature
Los Angeles Almanac Website  •  2001 edition at Amazon
Liz's Antique Hardware [est. 1992]
Farmer's Daughter Hotel on Fairfax
The Beverly Hills Hotel [est. 1912]
Travel Town railroad museum in Griffith Park: City website or
Foundation
LA Okay: Things To Do In L.A.
Eckhart Trailer Hitch & Welding [est. 1944] in West L.A.
Photographers' Gallery in Los Angeles, CA
   
   
Cities & Districts
Century City Chamber of Commerce
Culver City, California: My Home Town
Cheviot Hills & Palms
City of Beverly Hills, California
Beverly Hills [CA] Chamber of Commerce [est. 1923]
Beverly Hills [CA] C.V.B.
Beach Towns West of Los Angeles
City of Santa Monica
• Malibu & Pacific Palisades
Venice of America
• Marina del Rey
Playa del Rey & Playa Vista
El Segundo / Manhattan / Hermosa / Redondo
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Chinatown Business Improvement District
Bunker Hill / Historic Core District, Downtown L.A.
Zenshuji Soto Mission & Temple [est. 1922] in Little Tokyo
Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple [est. 1904; moved 1976] in Downtown L.A.
Nish Hongwanji Buddhist Temple [est. 1905] in Downtown L.A.
San Antonio Winery [est. 1917]
Bob Baker Marionettes, Downtown L.A.
Echo Park
Little Tokyo Shopping Center in Downtown Los Angeles, CA
restored Bradbury Building [built 1893] at Third & Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, CA
West Adams & Fairfax Districts
The Attic Theatre [est. 1995] on West Washington Blvd.
San Fernando Valley
NoHo Arts District
El Portal Theatre [1926] in North Hollywood
Custom Hookahs [online store est. 2005] in North Hollywood, CA
The Stand {hot dogs} on Ventura Blvd [est. Dec 2003]
Glendale Centre Theatre / Centre Stage
Gauchos Village Brasilian cuisine & BBQ in Glendale
Honolulu Avenue stores in Montrose
Community Wire Service of Sunland-Tujunga-Verdugo
The Company repertory theater in NoHo
Charlie O's nightclub in Van Nuys
Van Nuys Airport [est. 1927]
Ventura Blvd. on the Web {portal} [est. 1996]
City of Burbank, California [est. 1911]
Smoke House Restaurant [est. 1946] in Toluca Lake-Burbank
Garry Marshall's Falcon Theater [est. 1997], 4252 Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake-Burbank
Nethercutt Collection & Museum [est. 1956] in Sylmar, CA
Tia Chucha's Cafe Cultural & Chucha Press in Sylmar, CA
Sabor de Nuestra Tierra Bookstore in Sylmar, CA
Burbank / Glendale ['Bob Hope'] Airport [est. 1930]
Calabasas Inn
Saddlepeak Lodge in Calabasas
Save Open Space [Santa Monica Mtns]
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs in Calabasas
Conejo Valley Examiner
Pasadena Area
City of Pasadena, California website
Pasadena [CA] C.V.B.
Pasadena CityCenter
Pasadena's Historic Highlands
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal [est. 1989]
Pasadena Star News [est. 1884]
Arroyo Seco Foundation
Save the Raymond Theatre [1921]
Pasadena Playhouse [est. 1917]
Pasadena/San Gabriel Valley Journal [est. 1989]
Pasadena Star News [est. 1884]
Pasadena Heritage [est. 1978]
Greene & Greene's Gamble House [built 1908]
The Ice House Comedy Club [est. 1960]
The Pasadena Symphony [est. 1928]
The Pasadena Shakespeare Company [est. 1994]
Cultural Pasadena
Huntington - Ritz Carlton Hotel [est. 1907]
Pasadena Jazz Institute [est. 2000]
Ambassador Auditorium [built 1974; reopened Dec 2004]
Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Assn. [est. 1989] in Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Museum of History [est. 1924]
Soda Jerks diner [est. 1994] in Old Town Pasadena
Holly Street bar & Grill
Old Towne Pub off Fair Oaks in Old Town Pasadena, CA
Castle Green Apts. [est 1899]
Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain [est. 1915] in South Pasadena, CA
Fremont Centre Theatre /C.P.A.C. [est. 1982] in South Pasadena
Coffee Gallery & Backstage Performance Space in Altadena, CA
E. Waldo Ward Marmalade, in Sierra Madre [est. 1891, factory built in 1902]
Santa Anita Park Racetrack [est. 1934] in Arcadia
City of Temple City, California [est. May 1923]
Temple City [CA] Chamber of Commerce
Historical Society of Temple City, CA
San Gabriel Valley / Temple City Weekly newspaper
Phoenix Inn Chinese Restaurants [est. 1965] in Alhambra, CA
Foothill Records in La Cañada-Flintridge, CA
Hollywood / West Hollywood / Silverlake / Los Feliz
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Hollywood Walk of Fame [est. 1958] official website
Boardner's Bar: a Hollywood legend since 1942
Velaslavasay Panorama
Cinema Collectors (Hollywood & Las Vegas)
Grub Restaurant on Seward
Hollywood Sign [est. 1923] official website
The Actors Gang Theatre [est. 1981] in Hollywood, CA
Musso & Frank Grill [est. 1919] in Hollywood, CA
Catalina Jazz Club [est. 1986]
Skooby's Hot Dogs on Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood & Highland mall
The Kress nightclub (in the old department store), 6608 Hollywood Blvd.
Taix French Restaurant [est. 1927, moved 1962]
Miceli's Restaurant [est. 1949]
Yamashiro Restaurant [built 1914; restaurant since 1972]
Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre [opened 1926]
Mashti Malone's Ice Cream Parlor [est. 1981]
Off Vine Restaurant [built 1908; restaurant since 1989]
Ricardo Montalban Theater {of Nosotros} on Vine near Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood [CA] Billiards
Schwab's Restaurant [est. 1930s; new site 2004]
Buddha's Belly Restaurant #1, 7475 Beverly Blvd in Hollywood, CA
Vista Theater in East Hollywood, CA
Los Feliz Village Assn.
Griffith Observatory [opened May 1935]
The Troubadour nightclub [est. 1957], 9081 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood
The Abbey food & bar [est. 1990], 692 No. Robertson Blvd. in West Hollywood
Sunset Tower Hotel [built 1929, restored 1986 & 2006], 8358 Sunset Strip
BOA Steakhouse, 9200 Sunset Strip in West Hollywood
Chateau Marmont
The Viper Room
Barney's Beanery [est. 1920], 8447 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood, CA
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"Hollywood In Vintage Postcards" [2003] Created by Rod Kennedy Jr., text by Elizabeth Ellis Gibbs Smith 7¾x7¾ pb [4/2003] for $14.95 |
  | "Hollywood 1900-1950 In Vintage Postcards" [2002] by Thomas Dangcil Arcadia Publng 9½x6½ pb [9/2002] for $13.59 |
South Bay / Torrance / Palos Verdes
City of Torrance, California
Alpine Village [est. 1969] in Torrance, CA
Ricky & Ronnie's Cruise-In Diner, Sepulveda at Normandie in Torrance, CA
All Aboard Model Railway Emporium in Torrance, CA {closing 2005!}
      
      
      
Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance [Sept]
[Palos Verdes, CA] Peninsula Music Fair [Sept 2004 = #32]
Point Vicente Lighthouse [est. 1926] in Palos Verdes, CA
Beach Towns Page - includes Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach & Redondo Beach
Long Beach / San Pedro Harbors
Joe Jost's Tavern & Billiards in Long Beach [est. 1924]
Long Beach Riverboat & Mystery Dinner Theatre
The Sky Room, high atop The Breakers Hotel in Long Beach
Grunion Gazette weekly newspaper [est. 1979] in Long Beach, CA
The District Weekly newspaper [launched April 2007] in Long Beach,CA
Downtown Gazette weekly newspaper [est. 1987] in Long Beach, CA
The Art Theater - repertory cinema [built 1925] in Long Beach, CA
Jongewaard's Bake & Broil in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach [CA] Airport
Long Beach [CA] Museum of Art
Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA
romantic Gondola Getaway service [est. 1982] in Naples district
Duke's Riverboat Steakhouse in Shoreline Village
Portfolio Coffeehouse [est. 1990] in Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Grand Prix [April 2005 = #31]
  | "Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of The Silent Film Studio" [1999] by Jean-Jacques Jura & Rodney Norman Bardin II Established in 1913 as Balboa Amusement Producing Company; also known as Balboa Studios & Balboa Feature Films. Comprised of eight acres in Downtown Long Beach, California with an 11-acre backlot in nearby Signal Hill. The company shut down in 1923 and was razed for housing development in 1925. McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [7/2007] for $39.95 McFarland & Co. 10¼x7½ library hardcover [1999] for $65.00 |
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"Long Beach In Vintage Postcards" [2000] by Marlin Heckman Arcadia Publng 9¼x8 pb [11/2000] for $15.59 |
Buono's Pizzeria in San Pedro & Long Beach
     | San Pedro [CA] Peninsula Chamber of Commerce |
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