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John O. Gilbert Chocolate Company Building (Vernon, California)

USA / California / Maywood / Vernon, California
 building, place with historical importance

4368 District Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90058

www.homeoffinechocolate.com

Gilbert Chocolates was started in the early 1900s by John O. Gilbert in Jackson, Michigan. Although the company still exists today, producing the "chocolate of connoisseurs," this production branch closed at an unknown date. The building was constructed in 1928.
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Coordinates:   33°59'58"N   118°11'59"W

Comments

  • desu
    Today, the building is a stuccoized crapbox. Only a hint of the old arched entryway visible on either side of the door remains of the original facade. The Los Angeles County Assessor's parcel map confirms that it is the original 1928 building.
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