The third photo purchased from Roger LeRoque, a local collectibles dealer, of rare Boyle Heights images is this one of a cafe, identified as Fleishmans, located on Brooklyn (now César Chávez) Avenue at Soto Street. This simple place has about fifteen stools along an L-shaped counter and a very compact cooking space. Three employees, two…
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Historic Photos of Boyle Heights: A Store and Soda Fountain, 1916
This is the second in a series of historic photographs of Boyle Heights purchased from Roger LeRoque, a local collectibles dealer whose family resided in the neighborhood in the early to mid 1900s. Today’s image is a real photo postcard of what is described on inscriptions on the reverse as Klingenstein’s, a store that sold…
Historic Photos of Boyle Heights: Neuman Brothers Saloon, ca. 1910s
It’s been far too long since the last post, but here’s a great old photo of what was described in an inscription on the back as the Neuman Brothers saloon in Boyle Heights. Update, 25 August: The reverse of the card lists an address of 1248 E. 4th Street at or near State Street, though…