We are happy to share some of the pictures
submitted and taken by the editors of the Los Angeles Flower Market
history book project. Visit our About page
to view a slideshow of people we've interviewed or met during our
research phase, or just scroll below.
Above left, Aubrey sorts and stuffs the book project updates,
August 2007; above right, the very helpful docents of
the Alhambra Historical Society, Summer 2007.
Above left, Los Angeles and
Lakewood area florist Victory Levy, 2007;
above right, Tike Karavas on the steps of the
Redondo Beach Historical Museum
Above, an informal lunch with (from left)
Hardwig (Harvey) Prechtl,
Jon Prechtl, Bob and Stella Berry, Johnny Mellano in July
2007
Above, Agostina Lugaro with our project
researcher Jan Works, 2007
Above left, Edgar Engert with one
of several floral industry photo displays
he created at the Flower & Garden Show, 2007 San Diego
County Fair;
on the right, Joe Franciosi with bonsai tree.
Above left, Maria Mellano, whose
husband Giovanni founded today's Mellano Company.
On the right is Paul Ecke III of Ecke Ranch with book
project manager Peggi Ridgway
Above, left, Sylvia Foltz, daughter of C.J. Groen
(founder of Groen Rose Company),
meets
with project writer Jan Works. Above right, Sylvia
Foltz, her grandson and his children
(descendants of C.J.
Groen) beside C.J. Groen's original truck used to haul flowers
from his
greenhouses to the Market. Spring 2007.
Left, Nick and Flora Mae (Gorin) Gandolfo,
in their home in Artesia, 2007.
Above, John and Norman Amling in a field of stock
at their Desert Grown Cut Flowers (Amling Brothers),
2002, in the Coachella Valley, CA.
Harvey Prechtl, left, was a tremendous help to our
researchers, providing dates and names and leading us to
fascinating stories.
