Going way back with Cole’s

I think you may have forgotten part of Cole’s history [“A Night at Cole’s: It’s Social Security,” by Margaret Wappler, April 13].

I moved to Los Angeles from the Midwest in 1948 (58 years ago, long before the Benishtis bought Cole’s).

If memory serves me, at that time there were two well-known cafeterias in Los Angeles, Clifton’s and Cole’s. I remember making the trek to L.A. from Boyle Heights, where we lived for a while, when our budget would allow it. Not often, but memorable.

Too bad the article didn’t go back a bit further.

LEE RATHBONE

San Diego