Original Facade Revealed After 50 Years

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The front of Clifton's Cafeteria in 1939. The building's facade, obscured for almost 50 years by a grate-like aluminum covering, is being restored (Cliftons Cafeteria)

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The aluminum covering on the Broadway landmark has been taken down as the restaurant undergoes a major renovation.


As part of a long-awaited restoration of the Los Angeles landmark, CLIFTON'S CAFETERIA new owner Andrew Meieran peeled away the grate-like aluminum covering that for nearly half a century concealed the South Broadway building's original 1904 facade.