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Classic & Retro SoCal Places To Eat

Cole's Pacific Electric Buffet [est. 1908]
Phillipe The Original [est. 1908]
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, Downtown L.A. [est. 1924]
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 on Fairfax [est. 1931]

Pink's Chili Dog Stand [est. 1939]
Apple Pan Restaurant [est. 1942] in West Los Angeles, CA
Dolores Restaurant [est. 1944] in West Los Angeles, CA
Tail O' the Pup [est. 1945]  [site gone 8/2004]
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 on La Tijera [est. 1958]
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 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]

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Local Broadcast Media

K.A.B.C.-AM Talk Radio 790
K.A.B.C. Channel 7 - ABC television
K.C.A.L. Channel 9 - ABC television
K.C.B.S.-FM radio 93.1
K.C.B.S Channel 2 - CBS television
K.C.E.T. Channel 28 public television
K.C.O.P. Channel 13 - UPN television
K.F.W.B.-AM News 980
K.I.I.S.-FM 102.7
K.K.J.Z.-FM 88.1 - jazz radio at Cal State Long Beach
K.L.A.C.-AM 570
K.L.O.S.-FM 95.5
K.N.B.C. Channel 4 - NBC television

K.P.C.C.-FM 89.3 Pasadena College public radio
K.P.F.K.-FM 90.7
K.T.L.A. Channel 5 - WB Network television
K.T.T.V. Channel 11 - Fox television
Telemundo 52 television en Español
Univision 34 television en Español
KTLK 1150-AM [est. 2/2005] - progressive talk radio

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
FilmRadar: L.A. film calendar

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

Santa Monica [CA] Film Festival [Feb] Santa Barbara [CA] Intl. Film Festival [Feb-March 2003 = #18] The Other Venice Film Festival [March 2004 = #1] in Venice, CA Los Angeles Marathon [March 2005 = #20] Los Angeles County Irish Fair & Music festival [March 2005 = #3] Newport Beach [CA] Film Festival [April 2003] Los Angeles Times Festival of Books [April 2004 = #9] Orange Empire Railway Museum 'RailFest' Train & Trolley Festival [April] Long Beach [CA] Grand Prix [April 2005 = #31] Poppy Festival [April-May] in Lancaster, CA "Cruisin' Back to the 50s" car show [May 2004 = #1] in Culver City, CA Santa Barbara [CA] Summer Solstice Celebration & Parade [June 2004 = #31] Catalina Island Museum Silent Film Festival [June 2004 = #17] Los Angeles [CA] FilmFest [June 2005 = #11] Orange Empire Railway Museum Pacific Electric Weekend [June] L.A. Latino Intl. Film Festival [July 2004 = #8] Los Angeles Tofu Festival in Little Tokyo [July 2004 = #9] Santa Barbara [CA] French Festival [July 2004 = #17] Action On Film Int'l Film Festival in Long Beach [July 2006 = #2] Orange County Fair [July-Aug] in Costa Mesa, CA Pageant of the Masters [July-Aug 2003 = #72] in Laguna Beach, CA Long Beach [CA] Jazz Festival [August] Fiesta La Ballona [August 2004] in Culver City, CA Palos Verdes [CA] Concours d'Elegance [Sept] [Palos Verdes] Peninsula Music Fair [Sept 2004 = #32] Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival [Sept 2004 = #6] Los Angeles County Fair [Sept 2004 = #82] L.A. Greek Fest [Sept] at St. Sophia Cathedral West Hollywood [CA] BookFair [Sept 2003 = #2] Salute To Route 66 [Sept] in San Bernardino, CA Route 66 Rendezvous [Sept] in San Bernardino, CA L.A. Intl. Shorts F/F [Oct] A.F.I. Fest: Los Angeles Intl. Film Festival [Nov 2003] Marina del Rey Boat Parade & Tournament of Lights [December] [ more detailed list of SoCal film festivals ]

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

"Looking at Los Angeles" [2005] Edited by Marla Kennedy & Ben Stiller, with Jane Brown & Craig Krull Metropolis Books hardcover [6/2005] for $53.55

	"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
	"Pasadena In Vintage Postcards" [2001] by Marlin Hickman Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [3/2001] for $14.81
	"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 [8/94] for $13.57

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 in Burbank [est. 1946]
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]
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

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

Catalina Jazz Club [est. 1986]
Skooby's Hot Dogs on Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood & Highland mall
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]

Vista Theater in East Hollywood, CA
Los Feliz Village Assn.
Griffith Observatory [opened May 1935]

The Troubadour nightclub in West Hollywood [est. 1957]
The Abbey food & bar [est. 1990]
Argyle Hotel [built 1929, restored 1986]
Chateau Marmont
The Viper Room

	"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!}

Lomita [CA] Railroad Museum

                       
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]

"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 Points of Interest subsite

San Pedro [dot] com - portal/website
San Pedro Brewing Company
Papadakis [Greek] Taverna [est. 1973]
The Whale & Ale English Pub on Seventh Street, San Pedro
Historic Waterfront Red Car Trolley Line [re-opened July 2003]
Los Angeles Maritime Museum [est. 1980]
San Pedro Bay Historical Society [est. 1974]
Angel's Gate Lighthouse [est. 1913] in San Pedro Harbor, CA
Point Fermin Lighthouse [est. 1874] in San Pedro, CA
Sacred Grounds Coffee House in San Pedro, CA
San Pedro Old Town First & Third Thursdays
Warner Grand Theater [built 1931]
Grand Vision Foundation [est. 1996 to support restoration of the Warner Grand]
L.A. Harbor Intl. Film Festival [April-May 2005 = #2]
Babouch Moroccan Restaurant [est. 1978]
Port of Los Angeles Lobster Festival [Sept 2004 = #6]

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