I’d always heard that there were two Kress five-and-dime stores on Hollywood Boulevard which struck me as odd. Why would they build two stores so close to each other? Then I discovered this photo. Turns out the second store, pictured here at 7046 Hollywood Boulevard, on the corner of Sycamore, was the Kress Drug Co, a drugstore. This store later became Leggets and the building is still there.
Kress Drug Company on the 6500 W. block (north side, NW corner) in the era of 1925: https://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/image/I0000GiJQzJPTPWM
Believe that one also went over to Liggetts (United Drug Co. affiliated, Rexall brands) and they operated their own lunch counters/fountains. This looks like Sam may have gone strictly over to food service. (The other guy, Samuel H. Kress & Sons, ran the nationwide 5/10/25 with fountain/grill.)