Photo courtesy Sally Egan Claremont Packing House College Heights Lemon Packing House is the only remaining packing house built in Claremont during the height of the citrus industry.
Photo by Jessica Hodgdon/L.A. Conservancy Clifton's R. B. YoungPlummer, Wurdeman, & BecketWelton BecketThis beloved downtown institution is restored and reimagined for new generations.
Photo by Michael Locke Denny's Bissner ZookThe lone surviving hallmark of an L.A. institution lives on in part because of a public outcry and a chain of greasy spoon diners.
Photo by Marisela Ramirez/L.A. Conservancy El Mercado El Mercado, often known as "El Mercadito" to locals, embodies the traditional Mexican cultural identity of the Eastside.
Site of original Canter's Deli. Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy Former Canter's Delicatessen Canter's Deli, a quintessential L.A. institution, has its roots in the Jewish community along Brooklyn Avenue.
Photo by Sue Hwang Formosa Café The Formosa Café is currently undergoing rehabilitation and will reopen in 2018.
Vintage postcard from L.A. Conservancy archives. Fred Harvey Restaurant (former) Mary ColterThe former Fred Harvey Restaurant once served train travelers and Union Station employees.
Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group George's 50s Diner Wayne McAllisterAn iconic building with all the essential ingredients of the drive-in diner with a building that served as its own best advertising at the busy intersection of Atlantic Avenue and San Antonio Drive.
Photo by Larry Underhill IHOP Carl LindblomWelton Becket and Associates donated its office space in this building for the first Matisse exhibition in L.A.
Photo courtesy LGO Hospitality Ingo's Tasty Diner/Vienna Pastry Architect UnknownThis building has always housed restaurants and bakeries.