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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
1910 Los Angeles City Market
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I like to find a name I can research and this one has H. Jevne as a grocer in the enlarged picture. Hans Jevne was born in Norway in 1848. Mr Jevne came to the US in 1865 and became a naturalized US citizen in Chicago in 1872. His name appears in the Voter Registrations in Los Angeles in 1884 and again in 1892 where he is listed as a retail grocer. The voter registrations of that day had a physical description of people and Mr Jevne is described as being 5' 71/2" with blue eyes and brown hair. His residence at that time was at 849 Burlington Avenue and his business was located at 136-138 N. Spring. His wife's name was Mina. By 1920 the census shows that they resided at 910 S. San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena. The assessor's office shows that the house at that address was built in 1913.
An ad in the 1897 directory for his business notes that it carried a " complete Stock of California and imported wines, Liquors, Cigars, Mineral waters, Teas, Coffees, Spices and All Lines that should be carried in a first class grocery house". that same directory notes that they were located in the "Wilcox building"
Here is a link to a picture and bio of Mr Jevne
http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/jevne.htm