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Liberation Coffee house - VIEW TOWARD THE RETAIL NOOK BEHIND THE ENTRANCE

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View from the entrance, toward the cafe counter

View toward the cafe counter with back-of-house concealed by boldly-colored curved walls.

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View from the entrance, looking towards a variety of café seating

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2023

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Liberation Coffee House

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From its prominent urban corner in Hollywood, Liberation Coffee House is the public face of the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new Anita May Rosenstein Campus. Much more than a coffee house, it is a profitable social enterprise that diverts 100% of its revenue into the center’s life-saving programs. It is also run by graduates of the center’s culinary arts program, which helps prepare LGBTQ+ youth and seniors for employment opportunities.

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View from the entrance, looking toward a variety of cafe seating

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