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Possibly the first Van de Kamp’s windmill bakery next to the Van de Kamp bakery and headquarters on at San Fernando Rd and Fletcher Dr, Glendale, California, 1936
Starting in the 1930s, the windmill-topped Van de Kamp bakeries were a common and welcome sight for hungry Angelenos in search of delicious baked goods. (And let’s face it, who isn’t?) But I suspect this one at San Fernando Rd … Continue reading
Color photo of Van De Kamp’s coffee shop on Laurel Canyon Blvd at Sylvan St, North Hollywood, 1962
I’ll take any and every chance to post a photo of a Van De Kamp’s – especially if it’s in color as we get to appreciate the striking (Delft?) blue windmill that adorned the roof of every Van De Kamp’s … Continue reading
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Promotional advertisement by the Hollywood Blvd Association, 1928
I could find very little information about this promotional advertisement for the merchants of Hollywood Blvd, other than it was placed by the Hollywood Blvd Association at 6605 Hollywood Blvd. The person who sent it to me says it’s circa … Continue reading
Color photo of a Van de Kamp’s bakery at the corner of Verdugo Rd and Colorado St, Glendale, California, circa mid-1940s
I don’t have a date on this color photo of a Van de Kamp’s bakery at the corner of Verdugo Rd and Colorado St, Glendale, but I did find a website showing the history of the Ralphs supermarket logo. The … Continue reading
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Van de Kamp’s Bakery on the northwest corner Beverly Blvd and Westmoreland St, Los Angeles, 1935
Van de Kamp’s Dutch bakeries were a ubiquitous sight on the streets of Los Angeles for most of the first half of the 20th century. They were bright blue and—as we can see in this 1935 photo—featured a windmill on … Continue reading
A Van De Kamp’s Bakery on the bottom floor of the Parkhurst Building, 185 Pier Ave, Santa Monica, 1925
Practically every photo I’ve come across of a Van De Kamp’s Bakery shows the attention to detail that went into those stores. This one is a case in point. It was housed in the Parkhurst Building at 185 Pier Ave … Continue reading
Van de Kamp’s Holland-Dutch Bakery, Los Angeles, circa 1928
I’ve posted shots of Van de Kamps bakeries before but I wanted to post this shot from around 1928 for two reasons. It’s a very clean shot with no pedestrians or vehicles in the way. We get to see the … Continue reading
Van de Kamp’s bakery, 5665 Wilshire Blvd, corner of Masselin Ave, Los Angeles, circa early 1960s
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 … Continue reading
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A Los Angeles Railway bus passes a Van de Kamp’s Bakery at Wilshire Blvd and Tower Drive, Beverly Hills, 1940
In this photo, we see a couple of things we no longer see around LA: a Los Angeles Railway bus and a Van de Kamp’s Bakery with its iconic windmill. This one stood at 8328 Wilshire Blvd at the corner … Continue reading
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Van de Kamp’s bakery, corner of West Pico Blvd and Pelham Ave, Los Angeles, circa late 1920
We’re looking along Pico Boulevard from the Pelham Ave corner, not far from the Hillcrest Country Club. Judging from the cars parked outside the windmill-topped Van de Kamp’s bakery this shot was taken in the late 1920s when it must … Continue reading