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The restaurant changed hands several times from the 1960s to the 1980s and operated as Gee Gee's, Steak 'n Stein, and Pippy's Pizza. The property, along with neighboring Schwab's
Pharmacy, was sold to developer Condor Wescorp and demolished in 1988. The site is now a two-story shopping center called
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Additional Googie's locations were built at 5th & Olive Street in
Downtown Los Angeles in 1955. Architects Armet & Davis created an eye-catching roof for the restaurant which was located on the ground floor of the six-story San Carlos Hotel. Another location was opened in the City National
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