BUSINESSES IN
LINCOLN HEIGHTS
Some are gone and forgotten or names changed.

OLD BANK OF ITALY
Corner of North Broadway and Daly St.
1920's
(Named changed to Bank of America in 1928)
Now it's a check cashing place.

Note the streetcar tracks, overhead power wires.
Here is a close up of the bank entrance and traffic light.

NEW BANK OF AMERICA
Architect Drawing Plans
2400 North Broadway
1/15/1976

I guess the architect thought that folks here
always wore suits and drove late model cars back in 1976.

NEW BANK OF AMERICA
Groundbreaking ceremony
1975-76

Person in white suit (second from left) is Arthur K. Snyder.
Mr. Snyder was City Councilman from 1972 to 1985
Others might be B of A executives.
 

Bank photos by Susie.
Thanks!

LORAIN'S CAFE W.W.II MATCHBOOK
1700 Daly St.
Now the 5 North fwy is over this location.

SALON MEXICO - 3220 N. BROADWAY

WENZ MORTUARY -  2730 N. BROADWAY
CApitol 0438
Now it's the Chung Wah Funeral Home

Hi Javier,
I was so excited to find your web site.  How did you get pictures of all those wonderful old artifacts?  My mother is the little girl holding the umbrella in the ad for Wenz Mortuary.  Her name is Marion Josephine Wenz Di Stefano.  She is the last surviving Wenz child.  There were five children, two girls and three boys.  She met my father on the streetcar coming home from USC.  He was a graduate of Lincoln High School.  They were married at Sacred Heart Church in 1946.  You can imagine the joy your site has brought to my mother!  She is now 79 years old, and was seven when the the statue was cast.  Sometimes we still ride through Lincoln Heights on our way to Philippe's.
Thank you,
Donna Di Stefano

Another Lincoln Heights connection made!  javier  6/12/06
Thanks Donna and Marion

When was the Wenz statue moved over to Mirabal Mortuary at 2814 N. Broadway?

Lincoln Heights Smoke Shop - 2210 N. BROADWAY

(For the El Sereno community)

McDonnell's at the old wooden bridge
4700 Huntington Drive
A mile from the end of North Broadway at the top of the hill
"Check out the prices, nothing over $1.25"

SAMBO'S RESTAURANTS
1407 North Mission Road
This location would be above the railroad tracks by Mission Rd. and Eastlake Ave.
More history later.

 

MORE TO COME!

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