‘We’ve lost our way’: Clifton’s operator gives up on downtown Los Angeles
The proprietor of Los Angelesβ legendary Cliftonβs has given up on reopening the shuttered venue. Itβs just too difficult to do business in downtownβs historic core, he says. Andrew Meieran bought Cliftonβs on Broadway in 2010 and poured more than $14 million into repairs, renovations and upgrades, adding additional bar and restaurant spaces in the…