In this NLA
LINK,
FredH introduced us to
Jan's Restuarant (aka Jan's Coffee Shop) by way of actress Gail Russell,
a gal with a slight drinking problem.
Quote:
Originally Posted by FredH
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Still there when
FredH posted this on Feb. 1, 2014. While tooling around the internet looking into
Ship's Coffee Shop yesterday,
I discovered some unwelcome news.
According to L.A. Eater:
As Los Angeles’ real estate market continues to soar (forcing potential homeowners and new businesses alike to scatter towards
the suburbs), plenty of old school restaurants are starting to feel the pinch. Case in point: Jan’s Family Restaurant on Beverly Boulevard,
which has existed at the same location for more than half a century. On March 15, they closed their doors for good. Furthermore,
the rumor du jour has it that the site will next accommodate a Chipotle, because apparently Los Angeles doesn’t have enough of
those. Want to experience Jan’s one last time? You’ll have to head over to Astro Family Restaurant in Silver Lake, which is owned and
operated by the same family.
There is already a Chipotle right around the corner from there near the Beverly Center. ?
Coffee Shop restaurants are disappearing. There used to be any number of them, both large and small, chains and single-owner places,
all around: I miss them. Where do people eat nowadays that want food like this?
I wasn't familiar with the
Astro Family Restaurant, 2300 Fletcher Drive, Silver Lake, Los Angeles 90039. Here's a photo of it:
L.A. Facades
From another angle!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kansas...an/3359886111/
A commenter notes that this was originally built by Armet & Davis in 1958 as
Conrad's Drive-In.
And in other Googie style Coffee Shop news, this from March 26th:
Celebrities Rally With Community To Save
Norms Restaurant on La Cienega
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/...on-la-cienega/