Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
VISIT THE IMPERIAL CAFE
Most Popular Bohemian Resort in
Southern California-One of
the Show Places

While seeing Los Angeles" tourists
from all quarters of the earth who
throng the busy streets of the southern
metropolis do not fail to visit the ever
popular Imperial cafe, with swinging
doors of welcome fronting on both fash
ionable Broadway and hustling Spring
street, just north of Third, located in
the center of the whirl of commercial
activity, and convenient to all of the
larger hotels and big office buildings
and principal banking institutions Of
the city.
The Imperial cafe long since became
one of the fixed Institutions of pleasure
and entertainment in Los Angeles, and
under the present management of Kos
ter & Lonergan, the genial proprietors,
this bohemian resort or cosmopolitan
Los Angeles is widely and favorably
known. What Tony Faust's is to st.
Louis, Martins to New York, Wirth's
to Boston, and Kaiserhof's or Madame
Gallis to Chicago the Imperial cafe is
to Los Angeles-a resort day and even
ing for authors, artists, musicians,
actors and professional men, politicians,
bankers, business men and toilers in
all the walks of life, the frequenters of
the place being attracted by the bright
lights, the murmur of foreign voices,
the lively and languorous music of the
high class orchestra, the novelty and
melody of the electric silver chimes that
serve as accompaniment for special Sc
lections by the musicians, good fellow
ship and jollity 'eing special feature
of the gatherings that are essentially
bohemian and thoroughly democratic in
spirit and purpose.
Aft + the opera or play at the thes-
plan temples playgoers mingle with
those who have fitted before them in
the mimic " orld, within the gilded walls
of the Imperial, greetings of cordial
nature among friends are exchanged,
while new friendships are formed in
social and business circles. Waiting
auto cars and cabs line the walks for
the accommodation of the patrons of
the cafe and every convenience is af-
forded the public, both by the proprie-
tors and private transportation enter
prises.
Facilities of a superior pc are pro-
vided for serving elaborate banquets
for large or small parties.
The Imperial is recognized as one Of
the chief show places in the Angel City
in the line of entertainment. Recently
the proprietors secured broad frontage
on the Broadway side and fitted up the
enlarged space in elaborate style, ex-
pending $4,000 to $4,000 in this and other
decorations, 1t being the aim of the
management to cater to the best class
of trade which has contributed largely
to the financial success of the enter
prise. Quite frequently all of the chairs
on the main floor of the cafe extending
from Broadway to Spring street are
occupied, in addition to those in the
gallery, and while the orchestra is
playing classical or popular selections,
patrons while away the fleeting hours
most agreeably amid the pleasantest
surroundings
Many questions Of local and state i'm
portance have been considered and de-
termined at the lunch and dinner
tables of the Imperial, where politicians
and financiers of powerful influence
frequently assemble to enjoy the feasts
prepared by one of the most expert
chefs in America.
j. j. Lonergan anu John Roster give
the Imperial their personal attention.
Both gentlemen having an extended ac-
quaintance among the business and
professional men of Los Angeles and the
coast, as we'll as with the mining men
of California, Nevada and Arizona, are
perhaps the best known business men
of Southern California. Their genial
personality together with the popu-
larity of the Imperial, win the admira-
ton and patronage of the public.
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II remember he was methodical
workman he used TO go out to dinner
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