Earlier this month I reported on some scuttlebutt about an empty storefront being turned into conference space, and recently I noticed they added 2 images from inaugural Broadway Plaza store advertisements and an aerial view of Broadway Plaza as well.
From the October 10, 1951 Contra Costa Times:
Here is an ad with all the new stores listed:
Of these stores, I’d be most curious to check out, “Le Savarin Bakery”, and “Dwight’s New Yorker Delicatessen”. Also listed is:
- J.C. Penney Company
- Sears Roebuck and Company
- F. W. Woolworth Company
- Senior’s Junior Boot Shop
- Singer Sewing Machine Company
- Mode O’Day Frock Shops
- Joseph Magnin Company
- Lucky Stores
- Faust’s Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge
- Stephen’s Fountain Lunch
- Le Savarin – Bakery
- A.C. Kenville Health Food Store
- Dwight’s New Yorker Delicatessen
- Diablo Ice Cream Shop
- The Toy House
What I’d like to know is what kind of health food was sold back in 1951? I never even realized they had health food stores back then! Does anyone remember these stores?