State of - The Resources Agency Primary #: ______DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION HRI #: ______Trinomial: ______PRIMARY RECORD CRHR Status Code: 5S3 Other Listings: ______Review Code______Reviewer______Date______

Page 1 of 4 *Resource Name or # (Assigned by recorder): 8301 W Sunset Blvd P1. Other Identifier: The Source

*P2. Location: Not for Publication Unrestricted *a. County and (P2c, P2e, and P2b or P2d. Attach a Location Map as necessary.) *b. USGS 7.5' Quad: Date: T : R : of S : ___B.M. c. Address: 8301 W Sunset Blvd City: West Hollywood Zip: 90069 d. UTM: (Give more than one for large and/or linear resources) Zone: 11S, 373574.8329 mE / 3773719.4950 mN e. Other Locational Data: (e.g., parcel #, directions to resource, elevation, etc., as appropriate) : Parcel # 5555-023-026

*P3a. Description: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, setting, and boundaries) This is a 1-story restaurant lounge/tavern in the 20th Century Commercial style built in 1946. Exterior walls are stucco. The outdoor dining area in front of the building is defined by a low brick wall. The building has a cross gable roof clad in asphalt shingles. The main entryway is not visible from the public right-of-way.

*P3b. Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): HP6: 1-3 story commercial building *P4. Resources Present: Building Structure Object Site Element of District Other (Isolates, etc.)

P5a. Photograph or Drawing (Photo required for buildings, structures, and objects.) P5b. Description of photo: (View, data, accession #) View facing northwest, July 2016.

*P6. Date Constructed/Age and Source: Historic Prehistoric Both 1946. Los Angeles County Tax Assessor *P7. Owner and Address:

*P8. Recorded by: (Name, affiliation, and address) GPA Consulting, 617 S. Olive Street, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90014 *P9. Date Recorded: Date surveyed: 2016. Record prepared: 08/31/2016 *P10. Survey Type: (Describe) Intensive *P11. Report Citation: (Cite survey report and other sources or enter "none.") West Hollywood Historic Resources Survey

*Attachments: None Location Map Sketch Map Continuation Sheet Building, Structure, and Object Record Archeological Record District Record Linear Feature Record Milling Station Record Rock Art Record Artifact Record Photograph Record Other (List): __Photograph Sheet______

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B1. Historic Name: The Source B2. Common Name: Cabo Cantina B3. Original Use: Commerce/Trade: Restaurant B4. Present Use: Commerce/Trade: Restaurant *B5. Architectural Style: 20th Century Commercial

*B6 Construction History: (Construction date, alterations, and date of alterations) Date: 1946. Source: Los Angeles County Tax Assessor

*B7. Moved? Yes No Date: Original Location:

*B8. Related Features:

B9a. Architect: Unknown b. Builder: Unknown B10. Significance: Theme: Modern West Hollywood Area: Period of Significance: 1966 - 1984 Property Type: Restaurant lounge/tavern Applicable Criteria: (Discuss importance in terms of historical or architectural context as defined by theme, period, and geographic scope. Also address integrity.) This property was constructed in 1946 as a restaurant and was the home of The Source from 1969 through the 1980s. It appears eligible for designation as a West Hollywood Cultural Resource as an individual property through survey evaluation (5S3). It is significant in the context of Modern West Hollywood under criterion C for its association with persons or events significant in local history. The Source was one of the first popular organic vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles and was a fixture on the Sunset Strip. Though its 1969 beginning made it the last of three restaurants opened on the Sunset Strip by organic food pioneer Jim Baker, The Source made the largest cultural impact. Unlike Baker’s other restaurants (The Aware Inn and The Old Country), it featured a 100% vegetarian menu, which soon attracted a celebrity clientele including , John Lennon, Julie Christie and Warren Beatty. Its notoriety led to Woody Allen choosing it for the final break-up scene in 1977’s Oscar-winning movie "Annie Hall". It is also the source of the name of Baker’s cult, which, as Father Yod, he named “The Source Family”. Baker sold the restaurant in 1974 when he moved his followers to , but the restaurant lasted until the 1980s, and its influence can be seen in the present spate of organic vegetarian restaurants ranging from Café Gratitude to Native Foods. Based on visual observation, the property retains all aspects of integrity from the period of significance. There are no apparent alterations visible from the public right-of-way. Though…

B11. Additional Resource Attributes (List attributes and codes): *B12. References: Sanborn Map, vol 10, 1919-50; Los Angeles County Assessor Records, 1946-62; Los Angeles Times, various dates; wehoville.com, lacurbed.com.

B13. Remarks:

B14. Evaluator: GPA Consulting, 617 S. Olive Street, Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA 90014

*Date of Evaluation: Date surveyed: 2016. Record prepared: 08/31/2016

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B10. Significance (continued): ...the front outdoor dining area has been covered with a canopy, the original structure appears to be intact beneath it.

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1970s, Los Angeles Times Date Unknown, thewritingdisorder.com

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