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Color photo looking east across the Original Farmer’s Market from the corner of Third St and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa mid-1950s
In this image (probably a postcard) we’re looking at the Original Farmer’s Market facing east from the corner of Third St and Fairfax Ave. If you ignore the huge Grove outdoor shopping mall that now stands next door, you can … Continue reading
Color photo of the original Farmers Market, 6333 W. 3rd St, Los Angeles, 1950
There’s nothing like a vintage color photo of a parking lot filled with vintage cars to make you nostalgic—even if you were never there back then. This is LA’s original Farmers Market at 6333 W. 3rd St on the northeast … Continue reading
Gilmore Oil’s innovative Gas-A-Teria self-serve gas station near Farmer’s Market, corner of Third St and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1940s
The concept of drivers pumping their own gas was unknown until Gilmore Oil opened their self-serve gas station near Farmer’s Market at the corner of Third St and Fairfax Ave in 1948. I don’t know if they came up with … Continue reading
The original Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and Third St, Los Angeles, circa 1934
A couple of weeks ago I posted a circa late 1930s aerial photo of the Gilmore Stadium and the Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and 3rd St. In the description, I noted that Earl Gilmore opened the Farmer’s Market in … Continue reading
Aerial photo of Gilmore Stadium and Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa late 1930s
In July 1934, Earl Gilmore (head of the Gilmore Oil Co) opened Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and 3rd St to help Depression-era farmers sell their products. The original market had 18 little booths the farmers could sell from. I … Continue reading
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Color shot of the tower with clock at Farmer’s Market, Fairfax Ave and Third St, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
I do enjoy coming across genuine color shots of yesteryear Los Angeles. Even though I’m not much of a car guy, but I do appreciate design, especially when they’re lined up like in this shot at the original Farmers Market … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market at the corner of Fairfax Ave and 3rd St, Los Angeles, circa 1960 (colorized)
Although this circa 1960 photo has been colorized, so we don’t know for sure that those cars were actually those hues, it’s such a strikingly rendered image that I wanted to share it as I found it. The Farmer’s Market … Continue reading
Color photo of Farmers Market at Fairfax Ave and Third St, Los Angeles, circa late 1950s
There’s something about the vibrancy of the old Kodachrome process that really brings vintage photos to life so well that it’s not hard to imagine actually being there. This shot of the Farmers Market at Fairfax and Third on a … Continue reading