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Sam Kress the retail druggist, and "five and dime" magnate, not George Kress the house mover.

Quite a number of Kress stores in the So Cal area, e.g., downtown and on Miracle Mile. But Hollywood may have been one of the biggest Kress magnets. Cahuenga and Hollywood (6400 block Hollywood Blvd) Hollywood and Sycamore (7046 Hollywood Blvd)? Yes, there is the better known 6600 address formerly known as Fredrick's)


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http://www.martinturnbull.com/wp-con...1937-kress.jpg

Nov 24, 1922- article about Sam Kress and his store on Hollywood and Cahuenga.
http://books.google.com/books?id=fhp...lywood&f=false



1928 - SE corner of Hollywood and Sycamore. 7046 Hollywood Blvd. (Currently residential)
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...5MRN9NFVGF.jpg

Decoration not often found on modern construction.

http://www.justabovesunset.com/20081...8_rrBldg01.jpg


Unclear when Liggetts took over.
http://catalog.library.ca.gov/exlibr...99HM544KHS.jpg