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Originally Posted by mdiederi

Helms Bakery located on Venice Blvd opened in 1931 and was in operation for four decades. They had a fleet of trucks that would deliver baked goods direct to homes all over the Los Angeles area some going as far as the eastern San Gabriel Valley. The building was restored in the 1970's, including the neon sign, and is now full of furniture and interior design studios and show rooms and called the Helms Bakery District.


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http://helmsbakerydistrict.com/history/helms-photos


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http://blogging.la/2010/10/08/archiv...akery/helms-2/


http://gogonotes.blogspot.com/2009/0...lver-city.html

Some of the trucks are still around and collector's items.

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=12&f=3988&t=6525515

More to the story? (per source, photos from 1931-35)



Back to the beginning . . .

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And on the seventh day . . . the dough was left to rise.


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