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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire

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The General Electric showroom was on the northeast corner of Wilshire & Western for several years before being replaced by Owl Drug (3785 Wilshire). Martha Washington Candies was a national chain; this store was at 3783 Wilshire. The billboard structure appears to have been changed sometimes after the pic above.


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I can't imagine that we haven't seen this shot over the opening of Warner's Western/Wiltern theater with a structure over Wilshire and a view of the billboard atop the GE/Owl building.


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Los Angeles Times May 28, 1931

Thanks for the update.

I am informed that the building was also special because it housed one or more courtyard restaurants somewhat akin to the nearby Chapman Market. According to the directory, the building must have been a good location for sweets since See's Candies moved in at 3771. Thrifty Drugs appears to have been the last occupant at 3785.

Thrifty seems to have had a long relationship with the Wilshire-Western neighborhood. In '38 it celebrated a grand opening in the Pellissier Building, where it eyed its neighbor, Owl across the street. As noted, at least in the '70s and '80s, Thrifty moved to Owl's former location.

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1938 Photographer Herman Schultheis' wife and his in-laws go for Malts at what is believed to be a Thrifty Drug Store at 355 East Colorado - Pasadena
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