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- Memory Palace: The Rehabbed Formosa Cafe Takes Visitors Deep Into . . .
Re-energizing the Formosa meant a lot more than restoring the familiar colors and photographs Green and team wanted to dig deep by telling and honoring a story about the building, its neighborhood, and its colorful past
- The Formosa Cafe is a Masterclass in Restoration
The bright, shiny red vinyl booths are restored originals; the custom wallpaper is an amalgam of designs from Formosa’s past; and the new terrazzo floor tiles have the same shimmer as those on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Exclusive: Formosa Cafe Owner Reveals Plans for Legendary Restaurant
Jung had been on a month-to-month, below-market lease for many years and made several unsuccessful attempts to revive the business by taking on partners and hosting pop-up nights One of those
- The Trouble With Reviving Old Hollywood - PUNCH
Here was something that had not only been saved from the scythe of American progress, but lovingly restored The Formosa’s new interior, renovated by the 1933 Group (which also rebuilt the 1941 barrel-shaped Idle Hour and the Prohibition-era Highland Park Bowl), is nothing short of stunning
- Inside the Formosa in West Hollywood - SoCal Landmarks
Three photographers contributing to the SoCal Landmarks project were given early-hours access to document the historic Formosa Café inside and out in early February 2022
- The Formosa Cafe reopens, and it’s BEAUTIFUL | The LA Beat
Have you been to the newly remodeled Formosa Cafe yet? Reopened at the end of June after extensive work by the 1933 Group (responsible for such venues as the Highland Park Bowl, Tail o’ the Pup and Idle Hour), the new Formosa is beautiful, meticulously restored and jaw-droppingly impressive
- 94-Year-Old Formosa Cafe’s Has a Wild Hidden History | Eater LA
The Formosa Cafe officially closed in January of last year following a poorly-done attempt to revitalize the property with new paint and menu items, an upstairs lounge complete with faux fire
- Inside Look: The Formosa Café, Los Angeles - Imbibe Magazine
To bring the interior’s design back to its former glory, Green drew on his memories and research from the city historical archives, plus a few sessions rifling through storage units owned by Vince Jung, grandson of Formosa’s original owner Lem Quon
- The Formosa Café – Update on Recent Interior Changes
Under pressure of the bad PR from the Friends of the Formosa, Warner Brothers changed their plans from razing the Formosa Café to preserving it and moving it 250 feet to where it sits today
- Formosa Cafe Will Come Back Shinier Than Ever - LA Weekly
A remodel of Formosa Cafe was attempted in 2015, but fans of the restaurant were so pissed off by it that the project was aborted and the interiors were, as much as was possible, returned
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