Pretty much all that's left of the former Johnie's Broiler in Downey, California is the former eatery's iconic sign.

But according to a release today from the Los Angeles Conservancy, plans are underway for an actual restaurant to once again rise up on the same spot that Johnie's was unceremoniously, and illegally, torn down in January of 2007, some fifty years after it was first built.

"Bob's Big Boy franchise owner Jim Louder has signed a long-term lease with the property's owner, Christos Smyrniotis. Louder plans to reconstruct the Googie icon, using as much remaining original material as possible, and operate the building as a Bob's Big Boy.

You can find the entire article here.

A great number of people were involved in the effort to bring back one of Southern California's most spectacular bits of Googie architecture, including members of the Coalition to Rebuild The Broiler.

Quite a few roadside enthusiasts have posted both before and after photos of Johnie's here.