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Clifton's Cafeteria, once part of a chain of eight Clifton's restaurants, was the oldest surviving cafeteria -style eatery in Los Angeles [1] and the largest public cafeteria in the world [2] when it closed in 2018. Founded in 1931 by Clifford Clinton, [3][4] the design of the restaurants included exotic decor and facades that were "kitschy and ...
The Original Pantry Cafe is a coffee shop and restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Located at the corner of 9th and Figueroa in Downtown L.A.'s South Park district, The Pantry (as it is known by locals) claims to never have closed or been without a customer since it opened including when it changed locations in 1950 to make room for a freeway ...
The Brass Monkey has featured on several lists from publications like Los Angeles Magazine's "The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A." (2022), [7] LA Weekly's "The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles" (2017), [8] and Thrillist's "10 best karaoke bars in LA" (2014), [9] including being described by the LA Times as a "Feel-Good-Favorite."
1. Edwin S. Lowe (1910 – February 23, 1986) was a U.S. salesman, toymaker, game entrepreneur and real estate developer whose promotion of a game he renamed Bingo [1] made it popular as a national pastime and fundraising activity for churches and schools. His company the E. S. Lowe Company produced bingo games and materials in addition to ...
288. The Barclay Hotel is a historic hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Located at the corner of 4th Street and Main Street, it was originally owned by real estate developer Isaac Newton Van Nuys and opened as the Van Nuys Hotel in 1897. The six-story building was designed by architecture firm Morgan and Walls in the Beaux-Arts style.
Michelin published restaurant guides for Los Angeles in 2008 and 2009 but suspended the publication in 2010. [1] Publication of the guide would resume for Southern California in 2019 but now covered all of California in one guide. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in California, the French tire company's restaurant guide for California ...
Lowe took the game to New York, where friends liked playing it. The Lowe-produced bingo game had two versions: a 12-card set for $1.00 and a $2.00 set with 24 cards. By the 1940s, there were bingo games throughout the US. The origin of the name Bingo is unknown but may date to the mid-1920s.
Philippe's, or "Philippe the Original" (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː p s / fi-LEEPS) [1] [2] is a restaurant located in downtown Los Angeles, California. The restaurant is well known for continuously operating since 1908, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles. It is also renowned for claiming to be the inventor of the French dip sandwich.