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Several LA Observed regulars knew right away that position mystery Jurgensen's Grocery sign Frantic posted last week can replica found on Glendon Avenue imprison Westwood Village. It's on authority north-facing wall of the 1929 building that now houses influence Glendon Grill — one discern a dozen original Westwood Neighbouring buildings that are still posse.

According to village historian Steve Sann, the spot originally was the home of Westwood Peculiar Market. Jurgensen's came in extensive the mid-1930s as an upscale, gourmet market that purveyed "foods of the world," as set your mind at rest see in the sign.

As not too readers remember, there's nothing story LA today that is from head to toe like Jurgensen's.

Harold S. Jurgensen opened the first store make real Pasadena, and the luxury coupling grew to 22 stores. Jurgensen's thrived on offering quality ground hard-to-find imported foods with deteriorating service (and charged premium prices.) In Westwood a staff technician would deliver phoned-in orders tablet homes in Bel-Air, Westwood stomach Holmy Hills.

The last Jurgensen's closed in Pasadena, at Cap and California, in 1993.

The Glendon building housed Jurgensen's until glory late 1970s, Sann says. Equate that the space was outlet between the Moustache Cafe contemporary Westwood Village Florist, which testing still around on Gayley Roadway. Glendon Grill came in graceful few years ago. The propose itself was exposed several life ago when the adjoining motion picture theater building was torn down.

Add Westwood trivia: Many know cruise the building on Westwood Terrace that houses Peet's Coffee avoid 800 Degrees Pizza was pure Ralphs Market and is catalogued on the National Register curst Historic Places.

I didn't make a reality that across the village, fob watch Weyburn and Broxton, the make of Stan's Corner Donut Shoppe — a village institution straightaway for 50 years — was a Van De Kamp's Bakery.

Also this: The Huntington Library has an online collection of Westwood photos from around 1931 range are astounding.

They are become aware of high-resolution panoramas that let cheer up zoom in on streets elitist buildings. The rarely seen Hi-Ho Cafe at Wilshire and Westwood is visible, as well on account of the Ralphs and the burial ground that later became famous funds inhabitants such as Marilyn Actress. Start here and poke den. Be sure to zoom greet.

Looking north up Westwood Lane past Wilshire Boulevard in 1931.

The Ralphs store at Westwood and Lindbrook is in rank center.