![]() (1926) Lanza Brothers Market 1803 N Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90031. The deli has gone through 5 different owners since its initial opening, but kept the same manager, Victorio Campos, since 1971. Serving sandwiches with bread baked on premises, it is known for the “Godmother,” a sandwich loaded five Italian cold-cut and all house salads, first created by DiTomasi in 1952. Its interior features a long glass deli case and an extensive Italian grocery market, added to the original delicatessen. Bay Cities moved to its current building in the 1970s and its utilitarian brick exterior, with patio and portillo tile overhang, was given a modern era remodel in 2010. Story says that founder Antonio DiTomasi was a Chicago policeman who relocated west because the local mob was on his back. Classic old school Italian market that first opened on the corner of Broadway & Lincoln in Santa Monica in 1925, two doors down from where it is located today. ![]() (1925) Bay Cities Italian Deli 1517 Lincoln Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Tips are always welcome. Buon appetito! Love, Nikki Right now there are 105 Italian restaurants listed here. Mexican Restaurants and now we move on to Italian. The first map I made four months ago lists the Oldest Surviving L.A. These Google maps I am creating allow you to easily find a surviving vintage restaurant in your area along with dates, decor and hopefully a smidgeon of history about each. we definitely have well over 100,000 places to eat out, and yet my listhas always hovered at around 500 surviving vintage places, though 63 have closed since I started this project. County alone we have upwards of 70,000 licensed restaurants. This has involved many thousands of hours of non-paid work. For over five years I’ve been researching, documenting and photographing the restaurants in our area that manage to survive by turning “vintage” on their 35th birthdays. ![]() This one features The Oldest Surviving Italian Restaurants & Delis, including Los Angeles and Orange Counties along with parts of San Bernardino & Riverside Counties. Ciao Bella! Welcome to the second installment of my Oldest Surviving Los Angeles Restaurants map series.
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