I think you're thinking of Lawry's -- as well from the hand of Wayne McAllister.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbImehj4Li...600/lawrys.jpg

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."

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Quote and image from one of the great books on Los Angeles and beyond: TLAoWM

No EXCUSE for that! I always think of this kind of, dare I say it, RAPE, of our heritage happened in the 50's and 60's. No excuse for tearing down the The ModernCraft.

Fascinating stuff, e_r! I'm almost positive that this house was occupied in the early 1990s by a co-worker of mine back then. He used to have pictures of it on his website, but evidently he's moved to another part of the country and took down his pictures of this house. Or maybe I simply couldn't find them.

I'll let him know about your post as he'd probably be interested.

I'd go for that!:cheers:

No EXCUSE for that! I always think of this kind of, dare I say it, RAPE, of our heritage happened in the 50's and 60's. No excuse for tearing down the The ModernCraft.:hell:

Somewhere on Wilshire Blvd, 1927


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If you read Beaudry's post a little more closely, you'll see that his comparison of Richlor's was to Ed Debevic's, both once at 134 N La Cienega. Their porte-cocheres and other details are the same.

Stating the obvious about the economics of preservation versus development doesn't make the loss of the building any less regrettable.

As for Lawry's
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In 1938 Lawry's The Prime Rib opened at 100 N. La Cienega Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

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In 1947 Lawry's restaurant moved from its original location at 100 N. La Cienega across the street and a few blocks further south to a larger, mostly windowless, strikingly modernistic building designed by Wayne McAllister at 55 N. La Cienega.

This photo from Beaudry's post:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AbImehj4Li...600/lawrys.jpg

In 1993 it moved to a new building on the original site at 100 N. La Cienega. McAllister's building is now occupied by The Stinking Rose, a well-known garlic-themed Italian restaurant. (55 N. La Cienega)

http://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=V...bHRiD8-mnWfbnw

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from Beaudry's link in above post

I believe you are correct. The Lawry's photo threw me a curve so to speak. It is indeed the same porte-codheres on both the Richlor's and Debevic's structures. Debevic obviously did nothing to actually enhance the original structure.

Another view of the original Lawry's

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http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainmen...b0997434e.html

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If you click the above link you'll see a different VERY LARGE size photo of the 1938 Lawry's location. (Lawry's 75th Anniversary was last year.)

On the left of the photo on the wall of the parking lot is painted in script what appears to read "The Simpson's of America," which is not in the other photo above. If that's what it says, does anyone know what that might mean?

Here's the grafted on 1930's-style prefabricated diner that would be on the right of the above photo--it was not used as an entrance:

http://roadsidepeek.com/roadusa/sout...ebevicla2k.jpg

Ed Debevic's was a jumpin' joint in the 80's and 90's! The wait staff was always "on" like they were in a show. They'd yell out quips, often jump on the counters and dance, do a Conga line or have a sing-a-along. They once had their signature meat loaf special, but the chefs burned it. Customers asked for it anyway and liked it and a week later "Burnt Meat Loaf" was on the menu! (I have to say, it was delicious!)

At the time, I had no idea of it's past as Richlor's.

I found this link with reminiscences of Ed's and video, too!
http://hiddenlosangeles.com/flashbac...f-ed-debevics/

I don't find that this establishment has been mentioned before:

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Address is obvious!

Pokey's: Beverly Drive and Santa Monica Blvd. would be Beverly Hills.

Dated 1955.

Prime Rib....
 

This restaurant has several old time signature dishes. Creamed Corn and Creamed Spinach are favorites. Menu...$$$$.

They have this huge stainless steel vehicle that grandly rolls to your table. The chef carves your slice while you watch.

This is the perfect place for our annual LA Noirish dinner or maybe Philippe the Original... the home to the famous French Dipped Sandwich [$$]. .

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Lawry's images

Probably a reference to Simpson's in the Strand, London. Lots of meat.

Yup, it's me. I lived there for a little more than 19 years.

I cobbled together a page of some of my own photos of the house at 1190 Country Club Drive in Sunset Canyon above Burbank and posted it to my website: http://www.birdjanitor.com/1190.html


Jef