Palos Verdes Market, Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, California

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1928-09-28DescriptionImage shows corner view of the Palos Verdes Market (afterwards known as the Murphy Grocery and Meat Market by 1927, Leonard's Grocery and Meat Market by 1929, and later Moore's Market), located at the Via Corta corner of Gardner Building (La Casa Primera), dedicated on September 13, 1925. Visible is a sign at the corner of the building which reads, "PALOS VERDES MARKET / GROCERIES - FRUITS / MEATS - VEGETABLES / ICE CREAM / CIGARS / LUNCHES." In the background standing on the brick walkway is Charlotte Cheney Bosserman (19101991), daughter of Charles Henry Cheney, city planner for the Palos Verdes Project . The Gardner building, built by W.W. Gardner, was the site of the first classrooms, which opened September 8, 1925, and library in the community. The grocery store was later the location of the Palos Verdes Water Company, and the Palos Verdes Liquor Store.NotesDate Built: 1925Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationPhoto Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000024497Shelf LocationPVLH.MCP.13.47Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.Address43, Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, 90274, USALocation^[1]

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SubjectGardner Building (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Malaga Cove (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Palos Verdes Market (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)Grocery trade--California (Palos Verdes Estates)Bosserman, Charlotte CheneyTime Period1921-1930

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ArchitectWebber, Walter I.Spaulding, Sumner MauriceStaunton, William F.

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