When I came across this circa early 1960s photo of the Van de Kamp’s bakery at 5665 Wilshire Blvd on the northeast corner of Masselin Ave, I realized that I’d never seen it in color before. Not that I’d previously thought about it, but I wouldn’t have expected it to be in blue, and not a blue as dark as that, so this came as a surprise to me . . . until I thought about it. It’s the shade of Delft china, which comes from Holland, as does the name Van de Kamp and those famous windmills. Suddenly it all added up!
When I came across this circa early 1960s photo of the Van de Kamp’s bakery at 5665 Wilshire Blvd on the northeast corner of Masselin Ave, I realized that I’d never seen it in color before. Not that I’d previously thought about it, but I wouldn’t have expected it to be in blue, and not a blue as dark as that, so this came as a surprise to me . . . until I thought about it. It’s the shade of Delft china, which comes from Holland, as does the name Van de Kamp and those famous windmills. Suddenly it all added up!
Hi! Even if I never saw this bakery, I’ll always remember their “Angel cake”!
Why is that? What was it about their angel cake that was so memorable?