A Look Back at How 101 Coffee Shop Became Part of Movie History
A Look Back at How 101 Coffee Shop Became Part of Movie History 25 years ago, the dearly departed diner was a key location in ’Swingers,’ a movie named after another iconic L.A. coffee shop Today, a metal gate secures the door of the 101 Coffee Shop on Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. Graffiti is scrawled across the windows and a lonely, dusty jukebox stands in the corner begging to play another classic rock tune. The restaurant’s closing was reported over New Year’s weekend, but it’s clear it’s been closed for months. Warner Ebbink, who opened the 101 Coffee Shop in 2001, ...