Historic designation could lead to restoring L.A.’s landmark ritzy, but now abandoned, Pacific Dining Car steakhouse.
, an institutional landmark in Los Angeles, has been added to the city’s list of historic-cultural monuments, paving the way for a potential restoration of the famed steakhouse that for decades was the center of pricey lunch hours and after-hour politicking — but today is empty and attracting graffiti.
Hollywood took notice, filming a scene for the 1974 film “Chinatown” that featured the restaurant in the background, and it was seen in the 2001 movie “Training Day.”, Pacific Dining Car was opened in 1921 by Fred and Grace “Lovey” Cook. It underwent several expansions. Wes Idol II, the Cooks’ grandson, returned from touring wineries in France and Germany in 1964, set the restaurant on a path to offer one of the widest selections of wines in L.A.
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