Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin Pal
That marquee area and port cochere look awfully familiar, I wonder what is there now?
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I think you're thinking of
Lawry's -- as well from the hand of Wayne McAllister.
The above image comes from
here, which emerges when you click The Stinking Rose.
As for Richlors, writes Chris Nichols in his book on Wayne McAllister: "The new owners of Richlor's chose to renovate the restaurant, an authentic product of the 1940s, into a 'fifties' cafe by grafting on an authentic 1930s-style prefabricated diner! The building was demolished in 2004."
Quote and image from one of the great books on Los Angeles and beyond:
TLAoWM