At LAPL I came across pictures of some interesting industrial facilities in Vernon.
#1: Canada Dry, 4501 District Blvd., c. 1938.
Below "Canada Dry" it says
the champagne of Ginger Ales.
Why is Canada Dry in quotation marks? Don't say it's because they look better than brackets or parentheses. Must have been how the company advertised itself I suppose.
Apropos of
Hollywood Graham's recent post about stop signs, look at the stop sign here. What is a Boulevard Stop?
It's not there anymore.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00100/00100700.jpg
#2: Vernon Potteries, 2300 E. 52nd St., Sept 28, 1931.
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics24/00046977.jpg
It's not there anymore either, but it was reproduced on this vintage souvenir plate:
http://www.vernonware.com/picture_ga...nier_plate.jpg
A new owner bought the former Poxon China Co. (1916-1931) and renamed it Vernon Potteries, hence the date on the plate. Vernon Potteries/Kilns closed in 1958. (Plate photo
www.vernonware.com)
#3: Herberts Machinery Co., 2929 South Santa Fe Ave., c. 1938.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00099/00099109.jpg
It's still there, minus some stuff:
The windows down the left side of the building have been filled in like those in the front, but the windows down the right side of the building survive.
(Google Streetview)
P.S. At least the car isn't parked in front of the NO PARKING sign!
4: Le Roi-Rix Machinery Co., 3817 South Santa Fe Ave., c. 1938.
http://jpg1.lapl.org/00099/00099112.jpg
It's still there, too:
(Google Streetview)
5: John O. Gilbert Chocolate Co., 4368 District Blvd., June 1929.
Mr. Gilbert was a Jackson, Michigan-based confectioner. The company has been sold many times over the years but is still in business:
http://www.gilbertchocolates.com/about_us.html
http://jpg2.lapl.org/pics25/00047084.jpg
It's still there as well, but not that you'd know:
(Google Streetview)
The LA County Assessor says this building was built in 1928, so it's got to be the same one.
I hope everyone's new year is off to a great start!