L.A. Tan was first established in the early 1990s. Nick Patel, the current owner and CEO of L.A. Tan, has operated this chain since 2001.What started as a four store chain, now has over 130 locations in four different states. All of the L.A. Tan locations are networked through a computer interface that allows L.A. Tan patrons to tan at any L.A. Tan salon nation wide.