As part of the Los Angeles Conservancy's Curating the City: Wilshire Boulevard event, the Modern Committee will re-open the long-shuttered googie-style Johnie's Coffee Shop for one day only!

Designed by famed L.A. architects Armét & Davis, it first opened in 1955 as Romeo's Times Square. By 1957 it had become Ram's and by 1966 Johnie's. Johnie's closed in 2000.

Today Johnie's is one of the last remaining googie coffee shops in Los Angeles.

Join the Los Angeles Conservancy's self-driving tour on October 2 which includes a stop at Johnie's and 5 other historic sites on Wilshire. We'll have pie and coffee, a guided tour, exhibit, rare 3D slides of Wilshire in the 50's and a book signing by Alan Hess, author of Googie Redux! Special guest: Johnie's Architect Eldon Davis. This is the first time Johnie's has been open to the public in 5 years.