
Amelie Meieran, 7, listens to speakers during a press conference for the revealing of the Clifton's Cafeteria facade in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Onlookers watch the unveiling of the Clifton's Cafeteria facade in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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A look at the food trays at the Clifton's Cafeteria.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — A pedestrian walks by before the unveiling of the Clifton's Cafeteria facade downtown.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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A person looks out the window from inside Clifton's Cafeteria downtown.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — An onlooker watches the unveiling of the Clifton's Cafeteria facade in Downtown Los Angeles.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — D.H. Clinton, previous owner and son of Clifford Clinton, original owner of Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, stands outside the cafeteria.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Onlookers photograph and applaud as the original historic facade of Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway is unveiled.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — Passengers aboard a tour bus check out Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles before the original facade is revealed. The original facade was covered up in the 1950s.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles — R.H. Clinton, left, and his father, D.H. Clinton, previous owners of Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, are photographed inside the cafeteria. R.H Clinton is the grandson of Clifford Clinton, the original owner of the cafeteria. The cafeteria, under new ownership is going to be restored.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times
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