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Title: Homer Laughlin business records
Inclusive Dates: 1909-1997
Bulk Dates: 1919-1950
Collection Call Number: mssLaughlinrecords
Creator:
Laughlin, Homer, 1843-1913
Extent:
Approximately 350 items in 4 boxes.
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The business records of Homer Laughlin and the Laughlin Building in Los Angeles, California.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader
Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material,
nor does it charge fees for such activities.
The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with
the researcher.
[Identification of item], Homer Laughlin business records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
The collection was a gift of Adele Yellin, who was the wife of Ira Yellin, November 2016.
Homer Laughlin founded the Homer Laughlin China Company of Ohio in 1873. In 1896, Laughlin sold his business and moved to
Los Angeles, California, where he was active in real estate. The Homer Laughlin Building, located at 317 South Broadway, was
designed in 1896 by John B. Parkinson and was expanded in 1905 by Harrison Albright. In 1917, the Grand Central Market opened
inside the building. Real estate developer Ira Yellin purchased the Homer Laughlin Building in 1984, along with other historic
properties including the Million Dollar Theater and the Bradbury Building. In the 1990s, Yellin engaged Brenda Levin to complete
a major renovation of the building.
This collection provides documentation on the history of the Laughlin Building, the Grand Central Market and Homer Laughlin
and his business activities. There is also some material related to Homer Laughlin, Jr., Homer Laughlin, III, and businessman
Beach D. Lyon. There are a few items that were used for advertising the Grand Central Market.
Laughlin, Homer, 1843-1913
Lyon, Beach D.
Yellin, Adele, former owner
Grand Central Market (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Businessmen -- California -- Los Angeles
Real estate developers -- California -- Los Angeles
Real property -- California -- Los Angeles
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Booklets -- California -- 20th century
Building plans -- California -- 20th century
Business records -- California -- 20th century
Estate records -- California -- 20th century
Fliers (printed matter) -- California -- 20th century
Leases -- California -- 20th century
Legal documents -- California -- 20th century
Wills -- California -- 20th century