And from the “They Sure Don’t Make ‘Em Like That Anymore” file comes the Green Spray Market which used to stand on the northeast corner of Fairfax Ave and San Vicente Blvd. I’m not even sure what to call that structure on the roof. A pagoda? I assume it’s ornamental and designed to catch the eye of the passing carriage trade. This photo is from 1932, when apparently the Fairfax Ave and San Vicente Blvd intersection was easy as pie to navigate.
Roughly the same view in February 2017. I assume this is an apartment block and it’s finished by now.
I drive through that intersection frequently. It’s no longer an easy crossing.
“Green Spray Market” is an odd name. It doesn’t really make clear what they’re selling.
It’s such an odd name that it makes me wonder if there’s a story behind it.
Unique feature with that tiled fountain, maybe Spanish look in keeping with LA styles of the time? Would be cool if there was water backlit with green lighting to go with the Green Spray name. IIRC, one supermarket chain had converted to green signage around the ’80’s when they discovered it had a greater attraction to shoppers….oh, yeah it was Alpha Beta.