The renovations at Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria on Broadway are uncovering many treasures. Rather than repeat all the secrets--including the discovery of what is probably the world's oldest continually operating neon light--I will refer you to this article by Hayley Fox on BlogDowntown.
There's also an LA Times piece from February about the plans for the restoration.
The picture at left comes from the Los Angeles Library WPA collection, taken in January 1938.The phot below is from Wikimedia and was taken in March 2012.
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