@westsidetoday: A Historic Santa Monica Diner Faces Demolition. Local Advocates are Racing to Save It With a Landmark Bid Advocates seek protection for Mel’s Drive-In, the city’s last remaining Googie-style building, as developers allegedly plan an eight-story apartment complex . . #SantaMonica #MelsDriveIn #HistoricPreservation #SantaMonicaHistory #LandmarkStatus

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jzch1234
jzch1234 :
Mel’s hasn’t even been there thattttt long it used to be a dentist office lol
2026-10-09 20:43:16
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lanaloney
lanaloney :
We do not need one more apartment building 🙄
2026-10-09 21:08:06
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gofightme.com
GoFightMe.com :
Rae’s is still going
2026-10-10 03:14:12
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haledawg
Hale :
The most expensive diner in LA could be turned into housing🫨🫨 HOPEFULLY its affordable
2026-10-09 23:51:26
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kitchiwitchi
Kiwi :
There's already a lot of density housing in that area, we dont need another 8 story apartment complex. Santa Monica is a small beach city, we dont need high rises when they can't even meet their water goals
2026-10-09 23:32:00
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franvoyage
FranVoyage | Travel/Lifestyle :
Noooo. Why do they need to build more high rises when there are so many vacant units in the ones they already have!? Not to mention how $$$ it is 😠
2026-10-10 06:20:15
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itjisa
VeraQ :
Bummer, love that place 👍👍👍
2026-10-10 06:03:00
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smartypantsmomma
SmartyPantsMomma :
I thought is was already a landmark, because they were not allowed to remove the iconic sign.
2026-10-09 22:00:28
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user2440323412652
no :
Uhhh that use to be a Dennys
2026-10-09 21:50:43
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scottvyduna
SWV :
They’ve just built a bunch of apartments in that area that are mostly vacant. Do we really need more?
2026-10-10 02:30:09
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jordieforshordie
Jordan :
So it can sit empty for a year cause it’s 3k for a studio?
2026-10-10 00:28:01
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torinj514
TorinJ :
noooooooo🦋
2026-10-10 06:05:16
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santanastrong2026
SantanaStrong2026 :
NOOOO! I love the Mel’s!
2026-10-10 04:04:12
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jennsmusic
jennsmusic :
Nooooooooo
2026-10-10 05:49:57
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thanksn00bn00b
ThanksN00bN00b :
That Mel’s is a gem and the food is really good.
2026-10-10 05:31:28
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pollyannacasting
Pollyanna Jacobs Casting Prod. :
Nooo! I might have been a dentist office for awhile but before that is was a Penguins diner and a Sambos and other diners. Don't knock it down!
2026-10-10 00:20:27
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likapasa
Lilya P. :
Come on! Build around it! It’s not that freaking hard!
2026-10-10 04:54:29
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b4lth4zar
jefe :
If you want to save it, buy it. Otherwise, other people are willing to pay more to do something else with it
2026-10-10 01:36:34
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owlprincemusic
The Owl Prince :
no dude this spot is iconic. please no. enough complexes. we need to keep some proper places in samo
2026-10-10 01:35:18
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mittens.x
Mittens X :
Who remembers when it was a dental clinic? Yeah it went from diner to dental clinic back to diner. L.A. is savage manic lol
2026-10-10 03:16:21
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lotusandlattes777
lotusandlattes777 :
Omg
2026-10-10 02:21:52
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allieroda1
allieroda :
NOOOOOOOOO
2026-10-10 03:47:40
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user9478799754452
user9478799754452 :
No way
2026-10-10 02:51:01
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perkypeterpal
PetrafiedPetra :
Irvine?!
2026-10-10 01:59:25
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anatom88
user4585662746306 :
Oh no
2026-10-10 02:14:31
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