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Rexall drug store at the northwest corner of N. Verdugo Rd and Honolulu Ave, Montrose, California, 1942

I strongly suspect I’m not the only one who wishes he lived in a world where his corner drug store looked like this. I know they cost more to build, and the ball on top of that tower reaching into … Continue reading

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Shopping Bag market at the southwest corner of Honolulu Ave and Market St, Montrose, California circa mid-1930s

Here we have a photo that hearkens back to the days when we had grocery stores that displayed their fruit and vegetables out on the street. Shopping Bag was a chain of grocery stores that began with a little store … Continue reading

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