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
Jared Cowan • Los Angeles Magazine • January 7, 2021
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...
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