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Initially built in 1901 for the Art Tile Factory, Gladding, McBean and Company purchased the facility on Los Feliz Boulevard in 1922. The factory remained open until 1985 and was eventually demolished. A shopping center, containing restaurants, a Costco, Toys R Us, and Best Buy, was later built on the site. Women workers at the Gladding-McBean Pottery Company. Rebecca Sanchez is at far left and Melissa Soto is 2nd from left.
Gladding, McBean and Company Gladding, McBean and Company--Employees Ceramics factories--California--Los Angeles Women employees--California--Los Angeles Ceramic industries--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Atwater Village (Los Angeles) Atwater Village (Los Angeles, Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Mexican American photographs
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