Now that Los Angeles City Council has found $5 Million in Federal funds to create a Legacy Business Program, we’re wondering what you’d like to see on that list. Please share your favorite places within L.A. city limits that have been around for 25 years or more, and what you love about them. And if someplace special has closed recently, we want to hear about that, too.
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John O'Groats is a restaurant on Pico in WLA. It has been open in the same location since 1982. The family who owns it previously owned Bit O'Scotland on Westwood Blvd for many years. John O'Groats is open for breakfast and lunch only. The food is terrific, and the family members are friendly and welcoming. The restaurant and the family who owns it are real assets to our community.
Walker's Cafe in San Pedro! A San Pedro institution since 1946, a funky seaside time capsule with a kitsch-Americana vibe, and a genuinely cool, homey local spot that has been a second living room to so many people over the years. Walker's closed in late October and the community is eager for this place to be given a new lease on life. A legacy business program would really help Walker's and other places like it--the kinds of places that make LA feel like home. Also, I desperately miss my Bessie Burger...
John O'Groats is a restaurant on Pico in WLA. It has been open in the same location since 1982. The family who owns it previously owned Bit O'Scotland on Westwood Blvd for many years. John O'Groats is open for breakfast and lunch only. The food is terrific, and the family members are friendly and welcoming. The restaurant and the family who owns it are real assets to our community.
Farmer's market is my favorite place.
Walker's Cafe in San Pedro! A San Pedro institution since 1946, a funky seaside time capsule with a kitsch-Americana vibe, and a genuinely cool, homey local spot that has been a second living room to so many people over the years. Walker's closed in late October and the community is eager for this place to be given a new lease on life. A legacy business program would really help Walker's and other places like it--the kinds of places that make LA feel like home. Also, I desperately miss my Bessie Burger...