Fire damages old L.A. produce market
Fire damages old L.A. produce market
LOS ANGELES -- Fire broke out Monday morning Jan. 23 at the Seventh Street Market, which was one of the two major wholesale produce markets here for many decades. A number of produce houses were damaged, and an unspecified amount of produce was lost in the blaze.
In the late 1980s, the city and many of its major produce tenants built the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market adjacent to the old Seventh Street Market. Most of the old- line companies either moved to the new market in 1986 or have since relocated off the market.
Today, the Seventh Street Market still bustles with activity, but its purveyors typically service the local, ethnic trade and do not ship to suppliers or retailers throughout the country.
No injuries occurred in the fire, but it did damage a handful of wholesale outlets and offices, which are still located above the warehouses. The Los Angeles Times reported that many cartons of fruits and vegetables at Strawberry Kids Produce and Panda Produce were destroyed by the fire, the smoke and the water used by the fire department to put out the blaze.
The market was built in 1917 and spans a long city block along Central Avenue between 7th and 8th streets, less than a mile south of the downtown high-rise district. Though it has had different official names it its history, it has always been called the Seventh Street market by the trade, referring to its entrance location.
In the late 1980s, the city and many of its major produce tenants built the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market adjacent to the old Seventh Street Market. Most of the old- line companies either moved to the new market in 1986 or have since relocated off the market.
Today, the Seventh Street Market still bustles with activity, but its purveyors typically service the local, ethnic trade and do not ship to suppliers or retailers throughout the country.
No injuries occurred in the fire, but it did damage a handful of wholesale outlets and offices, which are still located above the warehouses. The Los Angeles Times reported that many cartons of fruits and vegetables at Strawberry Kids Produce and Panda Produce were destroyed by the fire, the smoke and the water used by the fire department to put out the blaze.
The market was built in 1917 and spans a long city block along Central Avenue between 7th and 8th streets, less than a mile south of the downtown high-rise district. Though it has had different official names it its history, it has always been called the Seventh Street market by the trade, referring to its entrance location.
