6098 Sunset Boulevard
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Occupants

Sources

YearOccupants
1965COLUMBIA DRUG CO
1973COLUMBIA DRUG CO
1973COLUMBIA COFFEE SHOP

Newspaper Articles

SourcesLos Angeles Times and Los Angeles Sentinel, accessed via ProQuest Historical Newspapers; Ethnic Newswatch and GenderWatch, accessed via ProQuest; La Opinión, accessed via Google News.

DateTitlePublicationArticle
10/2/1983"Old Makeup Store Sidesteps Wrecker's Ball"Los Angeles TimesHollywood drugstore Columbia Cosmetics (6098 Sunset) has survived more than fifty years after its establishment. Though the building of its original location was set for demolition, and Columbia Cafe (6098 Sunset Boulevard) that was located in the same building closed, the drugstore that catered to the professional makeup industry simply moved next door.

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