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Originally Posted by BifRayRock
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Evidently, BRR's post concerned not one, but two separate purveyors of wine and beer, Colvin's and The Wine Barrel, "No1." It appears that there may have been as many as ten "Wine Barrel" stores, including
7161 Beverly Blvd. :previous" A quick browse of the '35 CD indicates listings for
8503 S. Vermont and 4301 W Pico. Other possible locations include
4418 S Central,
7529 Sunset Blvd., and
416 W 4th Street, Santa Ana.
In 1925, 7529 Sunset was a location for a Van De Kamp bakery. It later became an inexpensive "variety" store until the repeal of prohibition when the alcohol started to flow. At some point the location housed a drug store, a furniture store, a photo store and currently purveys of spiritual art objects. Next door is pizza and . . . beer and wine (Cheebos) Without referring to the permits, unless the current structure was rebuilt, it certainly look like the original structure has had a haircut or two, over the intervening years.
1934 - Wine Barrel # 9, 7529 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...ll170/id/55488
Signage declares that good wine is cheaper than beer. Unclear how this was determined unless the comparison was between barrel loads.
1934 - Wine Barrel # 10, 416 West 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA,
http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/co...ll170/id/55488
No. 9 used no frills lighting
No 10 got the classy lighting fixtures