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AKA: Wilcox Building #1, Jevne, Hans, Company, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
Structure Type: built works - commercial buildings - markets; built works - commercial buildings - stores
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: constructed 1890
3 stories
Jevne began his grocery business at 38-40 North Spring Street in 1882, finding great success with his aggressive marketing, state-of-the-art ordering and modern delivery techniques. By 1889, he employed 27 people to deliver food using 13 horses. This second store, located in the three-story Wilcox Building, occupied space at 135-138 North Spring Street. In 1898, pioneered the use of automobiles to deliver groceries in place of horse-drawn wagons.
PCAD id: 17011
