The Los Angeles Jewish Grocer | Four Family Stories
Jewish merchants were part of the earliest settlers in Los Angeles. By the late 1800’s, Bachman and Brothers ran a large wholesale grocery and Hellman, Haas & Co opened a 2-story wholesale grocery on Los Angeles Street. Across the street was another wholesale grocery run by Harris Newmark.
When the Grand Central Market opened in 1917, on the ground floor of the Homer Laughlin Building, located at 315 South Broadway, many of the stalls were operated by Jewish merchants.
As Los Angeles grew, Jewish grocers were on the forefront of grocery store innovation and quick to adapt to changing business styles. In the 1920’s, grocery shopping shifted from clerk served to self serve and then later to the supermarket model. Jewish grocers were both central and marginal in these important economic developments.
Follow four family stories beginning in the early 1900’s to discover the Jewish influence on how Los Angeleanos shop for groceries.
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