In this circa 1936 photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd at Cochran Ave. In the distance, we can see the E. Clem Wilson Building at La Brea Ave, which is still around. But what caught my eye was the vertical sign over the store – A&P FOOD PALACE. I moved to LA in the mid-90s and I don’t remember ever seeing an A&P store here, so I was surprised to see one. Then I noticed the horizontal sign across the building: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. That’s what A&P stood for? I had no idea!
The Atlantic and Pacific Food Palace at 5413 Wilshire Boulevard, 1935:
Los Angeles Times advertisement dated March 29, 1935 announcing the opening of the A & P grocery store at Wilshire and Cochran:
In this circa 1936 photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd at Cochran Ave. In the distance, we can see the E. Clem Wilson Building at La Brea Ave, which is still around. But what caught my eye was the vertical sign over the store – A&P FOOD PALACE. I moved to LA in the mid-90s and I don’t remember ever seeing an A&P store here, so I was surprised to see one. Then I noticed the horizontal sign across the building: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. That’s what A&P stood for? I had no idea!
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