Title supplied by cataloger. Clifford Clinton, founder of the Clifton's chain, opened L.A.'s first cafeteria, The Cafeteria of the Golden Rule. In 1939, the cafeteria was transformed into the Pacific Seas and redecorated in a Polynesian motif with floral wallpaper, fake flowers and palm trees, baskets, and the Rain Hut. The restaurant, located at 618 S. Olive Street, closed in 1960 and was later razed. Figure of Christ, designed by Marshall Lahey, installed in the Garden of Meditation at Clifton's Pacific Seas Cafeteria.
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image
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2 photographic prints :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. Photographic prints
Jesus Christ--Statues Clinton's Restaurants Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Statues--California--Los Angeles Cafeterias--California--Los Angeles Restaurants--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Lahey, Marshall
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