37 ODD ONES AND SHOPS / BEVERLY GROVE, LOS ANGELES
Norms La Cienega
A zigzag-roofed Googie diner saved as a city monument. Armét & Davis's angular coffee shop is a textbook example of Googie, LA's car-age roadside style, protected after a demolition scare.
The facts
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| Where | La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Grove, Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Built | 1957 (opened) |
| Architect or builder | Armét & Davis |
| Kind | Odd ones and shops |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 11.1 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 34.0786, -118.3767 (approximate) |
What the sources say
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- It opened on La Cienega in 1957, designed by Armét & Davis.
designed by the architectural firm of Armét & Davis
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Its style came to be known as Googie.
a distinctive angular and brightly colored style that came to be known as Googie architecture
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It became Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1090 in 2015.
declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument number 1090 in 2015
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Norms La Cienega. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/norms-la-cienega/
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