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Food & Drink | Bars/Restaurants/Venues
LA's Best Dive Bars
There are times when you want to get dolled up and have a fancy night on the town. For us, those nights are few and far between so we love our local dive bars where we can ditch the lines, velvet ropes, and lists and just enjoy good music, ambiance, and,
Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation
UPDATE: Iconic Irish Pub Tom Bergin’s Reduces Hours, Future Uncertain - Los Angeles Magazine
After slashing staff, hours, and its food menu, it appears one of L.A.’s oldest bars is in jeopardy
Food & Drink | Bars/Restaurants/Venues
Craving nostalgia? Try one of these historic L.A. restaurants
Los Angeles architecture firm Armet and Davis designed the Googie-style Pann’s Coffee Shop for the Panagopoulos family in 1958. Featuring a sweeping roofline, stone walls, terrazzo floors, red leather booths and an animated neon sign, Pann’s has staye
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
Remembering Tower Records
The Legendary Past and Celluloid Future of Tower Records on the Sunset Strip By Alison Martino Photo: Robert Landau It’s impo...
History | Los Angeles History
Remembering Hamburger Hamlet, the fast-food chain that popularized the gourmet burger
The fast food chain helped create the gourmet burger — and the Oprah media empire.
Miscellaneous | Places You Can Still Go
LA's Oldest Restaurant Keeps a 130-Year Diner Tradition Alive
Saugus Cafe serves a side of history with every meal
Miscellaneous | The Hometown
Finding Los Angeles: The Brown Derby
If it's just anyone, any place will do. If it's someone important, say, "Meet me at the Derby."
History | Historic Los Angeles
Coffee shop is taking over 1940s gas station in Koreatown - Curbed LA
The company’s founder says "the iconic 1940s Texaco Station will be celebrated and preserved to its original aesthetic as much as possible."
Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation
Tail O' the Pup: New Home for Hot Dog Icon | NBC Southern California
The Milton Black-designed frankfurter stand will soon go on display at the Valley Relics Museum in Chatsworth.
History | Downtown
The Century-Long History of Philippe’s and Its Famous French Dip Sandwich | KCET
For over a century, diners have been flocking to Philippe the Original to get a taste of its French dip sandwich, an iconic dish that is very much woven into the fabric of Los Angeles.
History | Historic Los Angeles
Old footage shows Angels Flight railway in its prime - Curbed LA
See the famous funicular through the decades in film clips showing the railway in its original location—at the intersection of Third and Hill streets.
Entertainment | Television/Film/Books
The Monster Mad Men Filming Map of Los Angeles
In the end, Don Draper didn't find inner peace in Los Angeles. He found it in Big Sur, and then immediately sold it, which basically adds up to the same thing. Throughout Mad Men, which ended this...
Miscellaneous | Places You Can Still Go
100 Places Where You Can Experience Retro Los Angeles
The city’s vintage charm is alive and well—if you know where to look
Architecture & Interior Design | Threatened History & Preservation
Who’s responsible for protecting LA’s endangered restaurants?
Plus a sushi expansion and a decade-old Downtown pizza place shutters
History | Hollywood
Schwab's Pharmacy: The Hollywood Hopeful Hangout | KCET
"I drove down to headquarters. That's the way a lot of us think about Schwab's. Kind of a combination office, coffee klatch and waiting room. Waiting, waiting for the gravy train."
History | Los Angeles History
Photos: Many L.A. Boulevards Began as Trolley Lines
Why are there two San Vicentes? Look to the boulevards' origins as electric railway lines.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
25 Great LA Restaurants With 50+ Years Under Their Belts
Nothing but the classics with vintage photos
