Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles)
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Norms Restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles is a classic mid-century Googie-style diner and local landmark known for its distinctive futuristic architecture and 24-hour service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7746110 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles) Context triple: [Armet & Davis, notableWork, Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles)]
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A.
Ventura Boulevard restaurant and retail strip
Ventura Boulevard restaurant and retail strip is a prominent commercial stretch in Studio City known for its dense concentration of eateries, boutiques, and neighborhood-serving shops along one of Los Angeles’s most iconic thoroughfares.
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Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles)
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles) is a historic landmark hotel and former luxury venue in Los Angeles known for its grand architecture and frequent use as a filming and event location.
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Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles was a historic Wilshire Boulevard hotel best known as the site of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1968.
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D.
Pershing Square, Los Angeles
Pershing Square, Los Angeles is a historic public park and urban plaza in downtown Los Angeles known for its central location, civic events, and distinctive modernist design features.
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E.
California Grill
California Grill is a signature rooftop restaurant at Walt Disney World known for its upscale California-inspired cuisine and panoramic views of the Magic Kingdom and its fireworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles) Target entity description: Norms Restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles is a classic mid-century Googie-style diner and local landmark known for its distinctive futuristic architecture and 24-hour service.
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A.
Ventura Boulevard restaurant and retail strip
Ventura Boulevard restaurant and retail strip is a prominent commercial stretch in Studio City known for its dense concentration of eateries, boutiques, and neighborhood-serving shops along one of Los Angeles’s most iconic thoroughfares.
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B.
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles)
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles) is a historic landmark hotel and former luxury venue in Los Angeles known for its grand architecture and frequent use as a filming and event location.
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C.
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles
Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles was a historic Wilshire Boulevard hotel best known as the site of Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1968.
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D.
Pershing Square, Los Angeles
Pershing Square, Los Angeles is a historic public park and urban plaza in downtown Los Angeles known for its central location, civic events, and distinctive modernist design features.
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E.
California Grill
California Grill is a signature rooftop restaurant at Walt Disney World known for its upscale California-inspired cuisine and panoramic views of the Magic Kingdom and its fireworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Googie-style building
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diner ⓘ restaurant ⓘ roadside architecture landmark ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Norms La Cienega
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Norms on La Cienega ⓘ
linked to:
La Cienega
|
| architect |
Armet & Davis
ⓘ
Eldon Davis ⓘ Louis Armet ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Googie
ⓘ
Mid-century modern ⓘ |
| county | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| cuisine |
American diner food
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coffee shop fare ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
example of postwar car-oriented architecture in Los Angeles
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iconic Googie coffee shop frequently cited in architecture histories ⓘ local landmark for Los Angeles residents ⓘ |
| designFeatures |
brightly lit interior
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exposed steel beams ⓘ floor-to-ceiling glass walls ⓘ prominent roadside sign with stacked letters ⓘ |
| founderOfChain | Norm Roybark ⓘ |
| hasClientele |
late-night diners
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local residents ⓘ tourists interested in mid-century design ⓘ |
| hasMenuItemType |
breakfast all day
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burgers and sandwiches ⓘ pancakes and waffles ⓘ steak and eggs ⓘ value combo meals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as a significant example of Googie architecture by preservationists ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInState |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| locatedOnStreet | La Cienega Boulevard ⓘ |
| name | Norms Restaurant ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Mid-City West ⓘ |
| notableFor |
24-hour service
ⓘ
being a classic Los Angeles coffee shop ⓘ distinctive futuristic architecture ⓘ exaggerated angles and cantilevers ⓘ large neon pole sign ⓘ sawtooth roofline ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| owner | Norms Restaurants LLC ⓘ |
| parking | on-site parking lot ⓘ |
| partOf | Norms restaurant chain ⓘ |
| serviceHours | 24 hours ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | accessible by car from La Cienega Boulevard ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1957 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norms Restaurant (La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles) Description of subject: Norms Restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles is a classic mid-century Googie-style diner and local landmark known for its distinctive futuristic architecture and 24-hour service.
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