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"Johnie's future" by Samantha Gonzaga: "Johnie's Broiler, the illegally demolished Googie drive-thru, is one step closer to becoming a Bob's Big Boy. A contract was drawn up last week that would allow the Torrance Bob's Big Boy owner and restaurateur Jim Louder to take over the remains of Johnie's, the remains of which have been untouched since it was bulldozed in January 2007. The 90,000-square-foot property is owned by Christos Smyrniotis, the former cook of Johnie's founders, Harvey and Minnie Ortner. Chattel Architecture Planning & Preservation Inc. - the architecture firm hired by the city - is also looking into retaining as much of Johnie's original architectural design when it's reincarnated as a Bob's Big Boy, Guerra said. The contract is '99 percent done,' Guerra said. 'It's just waiting to be signed,' he said."