PCAD - Romeo's Times Square Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

AKA: Ram's Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA; Johnie's Coffee Shop Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA

6101 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5101

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Northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Boulevard;

The interior originally had a mural of Times Square in New York City on its west wall.

Romeo's lasted from 1955-early 1960s; it became Ram's in the early 1960s, which lasted a short time, and became Johnie's Coffee Shop Restaurant, shortly thereafter; the building was purchased by the David Gold Family, the owners of the 99 Cent Only Store next door in 1994; Johnie's closed in 2000; it was partially renovated in 2003;

PCAD id: 2586

Publications

Hess, Alan, Googie Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture, 47, 1985. Daniels, Cynthia, "Googie Fans Have Goo-Goo Eyes for L.A. Coffee Shop", Los Angeles Times, B2, 7/15/2004. Woo, Elaine, "Helen Liu Fong; 78; architect created futuristic designs for coffee shops", Los Angeles Times, B10, 2005-04-26.

Romeo's Times Square Restaurant, Los Angeles, CA (1955)

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