Audio Slideshow: The Nickel Diner

Downtown diner embraces area with nostalgia and good ol' hometown fare

Photography and Audio by Anne Cusack Los Angeles Times

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The upscale diner near 5th and Main draws on locals for financing and staff. Its owners aim to nourish the neighborhood.

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