The Los Angeles City Council delayed a vote Tuesday on whether to grant historical status to the city’s oldest operating Norms diner, which is slated for demolition.
The council is now expected to take up the landmark status application on May 20. Council aides said city officials needed more time to talk to the building’s new owner about the future of the site.
The Cultural Heritage Commission in March backed an application to make the Norms at 470 N. La Cienega Blvd. a city historic-cultural monument. If the landmark status is approved by the full City Council, city officials would be have the ability to halt demolition of the building, which has a new owner.
The diner was built in 1956 and designed by architects Louis Armet and Eldon Davis in the Googie architectural style that distinguishes diners during the mid-century and post-World War II era. The building features cantilevered roofs, neon signs, an on-display kitchen area and a mix of modern technological with natural materials.
Other well-known Los Angeles diners that Armet and Davis worked on include Johnie’s Coffee Shop, Ships Coffee Shop and Pann’s.
—City News Service