The History of Hawthorne by Robert S. Hartman

From Founding to Incorporation - Page 11 of 33


Upper Left:
M.B. Garten real estate office, near the southwest corner of Broadway and Hawthorne. (1922 photo)
Upper Right:
The interior of the Garten store. Note the coffee grinder and the large oil lamps hanging from the ceiling.
Center Left:
The artesian well and the towers of the first water company, privately owned, at the northeast corner of Ballona (El Segundo Bl.) and Hawthorne Blvd. A small section of the Ballona school can be seen at the left. Estimated date of photo: 1908
Center Right:
First filling station at the southwest corner of Hawthorne and Broadway.
Lower Left:
A 1921-22 photo of Hawthorne's first mortuary operated by a Mr. Gilliland on the present site of the Bank of America parking lot, just a few feet south of the railroad tracks. At far left is a small section of the Clark feed store located where the Bank building now stands.
Lower Right:
First barber shop, on Broadway just west of Hawthorne Blvd, and in the area of where Anita Shop now stands.

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