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Originally Posted by tovangar2
Here's one last shot of the AL Bath Building/Willoughby Hotel. It gives a good view of the bookstore in the building next door on 5th street. This was posted somewhere back in the thread but I've never been able to find it again:
http://www.uncanny.net/~wetzel/subwayarea.htm |
Some info from the City Directories: #326 W.5th - General News Agency is I.D. of the long ago newstand-bookstore. Simon's Circle Bar (notorious hustler joint) appears 1st in 1956 directory , then became Nebb's Coffeeshop (with bar far in the rear) in 1963 listing. The fancy choclatier at 500 N.Hill (corner business) likely established following WW2 rationing- it appears in 1956 as "The Candymakers" Then in 1965 we get Donut Chalet (with City Chicken only 2 doors south !) Surely well placed for park's denizens of the night - as John Rechy verified how all was on display from windows of the Googies at N/W corner of 5th and Olive - color image on LAYESTERDAYS site