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A new operator has been announced for the nearly 100-year-old Mayan Theatre, which is set to reopen as a nightclub in early 2026, according to a report from CoStar....reports that a new tenant plans to revive the Mayan and continue its legacy as a downtown nightlife destination.
Over the decades, the Mayan has gone through several transformations — from Spanish-language performances and film screenings to a period in the 1970s when it showed adult films. In 1989, it was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. CoStar described the reopening as a chance for the theater to begin its second century in the entertainment business, while maintaining its role as a nightlife destination in the city’s historic core. The Mayan’s reopening is expected in January 2026, according to the report.
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Los Angeles Magazine
For more than a century, the Original Pantry at the corner of 9th and Figueroa was an L.A. icon that drew a cross section of our culture. When they powered down the grill for the last time on March 2, there was a hotcake-sized hole in the heart of Los Angeles. Enter Hancock Park real estate investor Leo Pustilnikov, who purchased the property in September and announced a deal with the labor union representing the staff to reopen by the end of the year with much of the original crew. “The Pantry is an L.A. institution,” he says. “I see it as part of the legacy and history of Downtown and an opportunity to help my residents who could use employment.”
Pustilnikov acquired the business from the heirs of Richard Riordan. The former L.A. mayor purchased the land and the business in 1981 and liked to tell the story of how he fell in love with the place. “I had a book I was reading,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2008. “I was very relaxed, and the waiter came over and said, ‘If you want to read, the library’s at Fifth and Hope.’”
“It’s part of the fabric of our city and there’s only a handful of these places left,” says chef George Geary, author of L.A.’s Landmark Restaurants. The new owner loves the history and architecture of Downtown but had never made his way inside the legendary café. “I’ve driven by. My dad has spoken about it. I heard the hash browns were amazing,” Pustilnikov says. “My first time going there will be when it reopens.”
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David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG
“Where were these people three months ago?” Cedd Moses, owner of Cole’s, said that the long lines the restaurant experienced after announcing its upcoming closure were “overwhelming in the best way possible.”
“We love that the city has shown up to support us,” he said. “We appreciate people waiting in line.” The crowds in the initial days after Cole's closure announcement prompted Moses’ team to delay their closing by 45 days, and then again until Nov. 1, and then again until Dec. 31.
Though Moses conceded that the surge of customers would not sustain the business in the long-term, he expressed hope that the renewed interest might attract a buyer committed to preserving the restaurant's legacy.
The other legacy restaurant that drew lines after it announced its closure, the Original Pantry Cafe recently announced its reopening under new ownership, with Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, crediting workers for staging protests and fundraisers that drew public attention.
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