CA_Los Angeles--Schaber's Cafeteria
A vintage photo of the building exterior*
SCHABER'S CAFETERIA--LOS ANGELES, CA
(Lost)
Title of Installation:
Schaber's Restaurant
Materials Used:
Ceramic tiles
General Description:
The architect/designer was Charles F. Plummer and the tile contractor was Henery Krier of Monrovia CA.
Technical Information (Size,mfg., etc.):
The tiles used were manufactured by the American Encaustic Tiling Company's West Coast plants in Hermosa Beach and Los Angeles, CA.
Year Created:
1928
Year Installed, if different:
Does Installation Still Exist?
Unknown
If Not, What Happened?
The interior has been remodeled for retail space. It is doubtful if very much of the interior tilework remains intact.
State:
CA
City:
Los Angeles
Location of Installation:
618-622 S. Broadway, 90014
GPS Coordinates:
34°2'45"N 118°15'8"W
Directions to Installation:
Additional Information, Websites, Citations:
*Photos courtesy of the Tile Heritage Foundation, Healdsburg, CA; Photos by Albert E. Gawood
**http://www.cardcow.com/305662/schaber-cafeteria-los-angeles-california/
Submitted by and Year:
Submitted by the Tile Heritage Foundation in July 2011.
A vintage postcard of the interior**
Some of the original tilework*
Photos courtesy of the Tile Heritage Foundation*
Entrance to Basement*
Stairs to Balcony and entrance to work room*
Drinking fountain, stairs to balcony and entrance to work room*
Drinking fountain on balcony and stairs view from main dinning room*
Main serving room*
To balcony*
Cashiers Desk*
