(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Los Angeles) Clifton's of Los Angeles. Views of Clifton's

22 pp. 5.25x6", pictorial wrappers. Los Angeles: Clifton's, c.1940's.

Opened in 1931, Clifton's was one of the first (and longest-surviving) cafeterias in the world. Founder Clifford Clinton carried out his ethos that no one should go hungry, and offered meals to be paid at the diners' discretion.

The design of the restaurants included exotic decor and facades that were highly theatrical, including multi-story fake redwood trees, stuffed lions, neon plants, and a petrified wood bar (all pictured inside this booklet). At the time this was published, there were two locations; in their heyday, there were eight.

Fine.