The photo with the Vegetarian Cafeteria is from 1910 according to this site:
http://www.publicartinla.com/Downtow...oa/angels.html , and according to the L.A. Times the concept of a "cafeteria" started in L.A. and that is the world's first vegetarian cafeteria.
http://articles.latimes.com/2003/nov...o-cafeteria5/6. Hmm? According to wiki, cafeterias started elsewhere.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafeteria