LOS ANGELES HISTORY - EXTINCT RESTAURANTS AND CAFES

Extinct, R.I.P. or Restaurantasaur, these restaurants live on only in our memories.  I've never been quite sure why they go.  Sometimes a place is so closely associated with its owner that they can't survive long after the founder's demise (Perino's, Romanoff's, and the Villa Capri come to mind). Sometimes fashions and tastes change. Mostly I blame it on the dumbing down of American culture - our new love of speed, plastic and superficiality.  Whatever it may be, you'll find a list below of some of the greats and not so greats that have gone.  And since the Brown Derby was the king of all extinct restaurants (at least in California), I have devoted a separate page entirely to the history of the Brown Derbies.  Just click on the hyper links below.

The History of the Brown Derby |  List of Los Angeles Extinct Restaurants

This is what the shell of the Brown Derby on Wilshire looks like today. Great Cafe but it still makes me sad!

HOME PAGE  LOS ANGELES HISTORY | NEXT PAGE FOR LA RESTAURANT HISTORY

HOME PAGE FOR HISTORIC BARS & RESTAURANTS | NEXT PAGE FOR HISTORIC BARS

HOME | LA RESTAURANTS A-C | LA RESTAURANTS D-L |LA RESTAURANTS M-O |  LA REST. P-Z |

LA BARS A-D | LA BARS E-L | LA BARS M-P  | LA BARS Q-Z | LA HISTORIC BUILDINGS | MOVIE PALACES

LA HISTORIC HOTELS | BROWN DERBY RESTAURANT HISTORY | LA EXTINCT RESTAURANTS A-F

LA EXTINCT RESTAURANTS G-L | LA EXTINCT RESTAURANTS M-R | LA EXTINCT REST. S-Z |

San Francisco Historic Bars & Restaurants A-L | San Francisco Historic Bars & Restaurants M-Z |

 SAN DIEGO RESTAURANTS & BARS  | CENTRAL VALLEY AND N. CA | LAS VEGAS BARS & REST.

RENO & NE NEVADA | MARYLAND & D.C. | PHOENIX  |  Great Restaurateurs of Los Angeles |

 The Philosophy Behind Los Angeles Time Machines | Misc. Cities bars & rest. | Retro LINKS

 Killer Books on Los Angeles Pop Culture | Miscellaneous cities- Historic Bars & Restaurants

Historic Los Angeles Bars & Restaurants I have Yet to Explore  | Photos of Hollywood Boulevard

Readers of this Site Suggest Places and Reminisce About Historic bars & Restaurants  |  Route 66

Las Vegas Historic Neon Motel Signs  | Old Restaurants of Los Angeles that are Remodeled

Help Me Out With My Site! |  WARNINGS! |  GPS Coordinates for Los Angeles Time Machines

Photos of Old Town Historic Pasadena  | Miscellaneous Pictures of Los Angeles  | Area Tours

Awards and Recognitions for Los Angeles Time Machines  |  RENO NEON SIGNS | CHRONOLOGY

My Choices for Top Ten Best Los Angeles History Time Machines for Various Categories

Miscellaneous Facts on Los Angeles bar and restaurant history  | Matchbooks & Historic Images

Misc. Pictures of Historic Oakland and San Francisco buildings, etc. | Misc. Pict. of Baltimore/D.C.

TIKI/GOOGIE/ART DECO/NEON | Misc. FUN FACTS RESTAURANT HISTORY |

DETAILED ARCHITECTURAL PICTURES | MORE READER MEMORIES |