Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
Johnie's Coffee Shop Restaurant (Primary)
Johnie's (Alternative)
LA Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1045 (Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument)
Romeo's Times Square (Alternative)
Ram's (Alternative)
Important Dates
1956-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
Johnie's Coffee Shop Restaurant - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Armet & Davis
Builder
Owner
Montgomery Holding Co.

Location Information

Addresses
6101 W WILSHIRE BLVD Primary
651 S FAIRFAX AVE Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Wilshire Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 5 (Council District)
MID CITY WEST COMMUNITY COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
CARTHAY NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)
MIRACLE MILE NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Commercial-Food Service, Restaurant/Tavern   Use: Historic     Style: Googie     Related Features: Parking Lot
Type: Vacant/Not in Use   Use: Current        
Features
No components recorded

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
No alterations listed

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2014-08-06
Context/Theme
Commercial Development, 1850-1980
Restaurants, 1880-1980
Commercial - Food
Restaurant
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
5S1
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it reflects “the broad cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, or community.” Johnie's is an excellent example of the post-World War II diner property-type that was common on major automomobile thoroughfares such as Wilshire Boulevard. The expressive, eye-catching forms of diners and coffee shops in the 1950s and 1960s targeted the generation's car-driving consumers. The Period of Significance ends in 2000, when the building ceased operations as a restaurant.
Periods of Significance
From: 1956-01-01
To: 2000-12-31
Date Evaluated
2014-08-06
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Post-War Modernism, 1946-1975
Googie, 1949-1970
Commercial
Eligibility Standards
No standards recorded
Integrity Aspects
No standards recorded
California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
5S1
Significance Statement
The property meets the criteria for HCM designation because it embodies the "distinguishing characteristics of an architectural-type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction," as an excellent example of Googie architecture. It is also associated with the "notable work of a master builder, designer, or architect," as a work by master architects Eldon Armet and Eldon Davis of the prominent Los Angeles architectural firm Armet & Davis.
Periods of Significance
From: 1956-01-01

Designations

Designation and Protection Status

Type: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument Date: 2013-11-27 -

External References

External System References

Processing ID: HCM-1045
Property Identification Number: 135B177 498
House ID: 658772
Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument Number: 1045

Related Resources

Related Historic Resources

None

Related Historic Districts

None

Related Activities

None

Related Historic Events

None

Related People/Organizations

Montgomery Holding Co. (was owned by / owned)
Armet & Davis (Architecture/Design Firm or Partnership, was designed by /designed)

Related Information Resources

Images
Documents
None

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