{"id":6985,"date":"2015-03-19T14:33:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T14:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.martinturnbull.com\/?p=6985"},"modified":"2015-04-01T04:51:59","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T04:51:59","slug":"simons-drive-in-restaurant-at-wilshire-and-fairfax-where-johnies-now-stands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/19\/simons-drive-in-restaurant-at-wilshire-and-fairfax-where-johnies-now-stands\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon’s drive-in restaurant at Wilshire and Fairfax, where Johnie’s now stands"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2015\/03\/19\/simons-drive-in-restaurant-at-wilshire-and-fairfax-where-johnies-now-stands\/simons-at-wilshire-and-fairfax-los-angeles-on-the-northwest-corner-of-wilshire-and-fairfax-where-johnies-now-stands\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?fit=723%2C568&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"723,568\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Simon’s at Wilshire and Fairfax, Los Angeles on the Northwest corner of Wilshire and Fairfax where Johnie’s now stands\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?fit=300%2C236&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?fit=640%2C503&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6986\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?resize=640%2C503\" alt=\"Simon's drive-in restaurant at Wilshire and Fairfax, where Johnie's now stands\" width=\"640\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?w=723&ssl=1 723w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Simons-at-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-Los-Angeles-on-the-Northwest-corner-of-Wilshire-and-Fairfax-where-Johnies-now-stands.png?resize=300%2C236&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>This is Simon’s drive-in restaurant, which stood at the Northwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave. The 1950s diner Johnie’s is now there, and as atmospheric as it is, I\u2019d kinda wish Simon\u2019s was still around…especially seeing as how the new Academy museum will be across the street in the old May Company building.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/simon-drive-in-corner-wilshire-and-fairfax.jpg\"><img 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