HISTORY OF RESTAURANTS OF LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO & LAS VEGAS - EXTINCT & DEARLY DEPARTED RESTAURANTS

The hyperlinks at the bottom of this page list (with occasional historic notes and pictures) dearly departed time machine restaurants, coldly lost to the wrecking ball! Some of the truly great Los Angeles restaurants and bars. There may be new restaurants with these names - I am only referring to the original version at the named location. Some might still exist and I don't know about them (please let me know!). I also mention a few places that are still in business, but not at their original locations. Even in 1959, there were an estimated 11,000 restaurants in Los Angeles (98 % or so now gone) - so while I appreciate people writing me, don't be upset if you're favorite departed restaurant is not listed. I'm always expanding the list, but it will never reach 11,000!!!  Anyone who wants to contribute a scanned image (you keep the original) of non-copyrighted pictures, menus, postcards or match books, please send them to me as a jpeg email attachment to latimema2 at latimemachines.com (recopy using the @ symbol) (or just feel free to recount your memories of these places!).

Bit of Sweden - one of Los Angeles' most beloved restaurants of the past.

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This one was in New York of course. Collection of Bronwen B.

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