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The '''Helms Bakery''' in [[Culver City, California]] was a notable industrial bakery of [[Southern California]] that operated from 1931 to 1969. Among other things it was the official baker of the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]. <ref>[http://www.socal.com/artman/publish/article_1033.shtml The Helms Bakery: A Culver City Landmark Since the 1930s]</ref> |
The '''Helms Bakery''' in [[Culver City, California]] was a notable industrial bakery of [[Southern California]] that operated from 1931 to 1969. Among other things it was the official baker of the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]. This was mentioned in the logo on the bread wrappers. <ref>[http://www.socal.com/artman/publish/article_1033.shtml The Helms Bakery: A Culver City Landmark Since the 1930s]</ref> |
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Every weekday morning, dozens of trucks, painted in a two-tone scheme identifiable from a distance, would leave the bakery for various parts of the [[Los Angeles Basin]], some going as far as the eastern [[San Gabriel Valley]]. This is especially remarkable because the network of freeways had not yet been built, so the trip might take an hour or more. Each truck would travel through its assigned neighborhoods, with the driver periodically pulling (twice) on a large handle which sounded a distinctive whistle. Customers would come out and wave the truck down, or sometimes chase the trucks to adjacent streets. Drawers in the back of the truck were stocked with fresh donuts and pastries, while the center section of the truck carried dozens of loaves of freshly-baked bread. Products often reached the buyers still warm from the oven. |
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This delivery method was doomed both by the expense of sending trucks hundreds of miles each week and by the advent of the [[supermarket]], which stocked products from other (less expensive) bakeries, which delivered once or twice each week. |
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The former bakery building has been repurposed into a warren of furniture showrooms, art galleries, restaurants and other notable retail outlets including the famed [[Jazz Bakery]], <ref>[http://www.culvercity.org/cityinfo/history/bakeries.html Culver City History - Section 23: The Helms Bakeries]</ref> as well as a Helms Museum, the Gascon Theatre and the La Dijonaise restaurant. <ref>[http://www.socal.com/artman/publish/article_1033.shtml The Helms Bakery: A Culver City Landmark Since the 1930s]</ref> |
The former bakery building has been repurposed into a warren of furniture showrooms, art galleries, restaurants and other notable retail outlets including the famed [[Jazz Bakery]], <ref>[http://www.culvercity.org/cityinfo/history/bakeries.html Culver City History - Section 23: The Helms Bakeries]</ref> as well as a Helms Museum, the Gascon Theatre and the La Dijonaise restaurant. <ref>[http://www.socal.com/artman/publish/article_1033.shtml The Helms Bakery: A Culver City Landmark Since the 1930s]</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:35, 11 June 2007
The Helms Bakery in Culver City, California was a notable industrial bakery of Southern California that operated from 1931 to 1969. Among other things it was the official baker of the 1932 Summer Olympics. This was mentioned in the logo on the bread wrappers. [1]
Every weekday morning, dozens of trucks, painted in a two-tone scheme identifiable from a distance, would leave the bakery for various parts of the Los Angeles Basin, some going as far as the eastern San Gabriel Valley. This is especially remarkable because the network of freeways had not yet been built, so the trip might take an hour or more. Each truck would travel through its assigned neighborhoods, with the driver periodically pulling (twice) on a large handle which sounded a distinctive whistle. Customers would come out and wave the truck down, or sometimes chase the trucks to adjacent streets. Drawers in the back of the truck were stocked with fresh donuts and pastries, while the center section of the truck carried dozens of loaves of freshly-baked bread. Products often reached the buyers still warm from the oven.
This delivery method was doomed both by the expense of sending trucks hundreds of miles each week and by the advent of the supermarket, which stocked products from other (less expensive) bakeries, which delivered once or twice each week.
The former bakery building has been repurposed into a warren of furniture showrooms, art galleries, restaurants and other notable retail outlets including the famed Jazz Bakery, [2] as well as a Helms Museum, the Gascon Theatre and the La Dijonaise restaurant. [3]
The facility is partly powered by solar energy.
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