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venice room at night

Monterey Park, CA

 

"Before the 60 freeway existed, before the city annexed East Los Angeles College in the 1970s, and well before Money magazine would name it the third best place to live in the USA in 2017, Joseph Lombardo, an immigrant from Calabria, southern Italy, opened the Venice Room in Monterey Park, California. It was 1955. The Venice Room became known for strong cocktails, delicious steaks, and good company."

 

On our last visit to Los Angeles, our hotel was walking distance from the Venice Room. We intended to dine here based solely on the great sign, but we just ran out of time. I really wish we'd had a few more days!

 

Here's the link to read the whole article that I quoted from, above:

www.lataco.com/is-this-the-end-of-the-venice-room-as-loca...

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