And, just for fun, an animated version of the photo,
done by Brett Buffalo, 9/25 LINK

Below, from another source, a 1955 photo of Simpson's Diner
courtesy of Mick Brown

Some artist liberties were obviously taken, ie, I doubt there was ever shrubbery...
and, where's the Woodrow Hotel?

and between Simpson's and the Woodrow Hotel was the Exile

And, an animated version of the Exile photo, per Brett Buffalo, 9/25, LINK

History Footnote!
This was roughly a few feet from the start of the 1976 Gay Pride Parade.
held with just a couple hundred people on June 20, 1976.
More info on that...