Sunday, September 29, 2013

Paris Inn Los Angeles, California


Pictured here is my paternal grandfather, Robert "Olin" Ferrer, taken at the Paris Inn in Los Angeles, California. Olin enlisted in WWII on March 11, 1942. In this photo he has his First Sargeant Patch, therefore, I can safely assume this was taken post war. 

Olin was stationed in the Philippines and my father remembers that he shipped out from a port in San Francisco. Research shows that soldiers fighting in the Philippines campaign were shipped to the islands through the Port of Embarkation in San Francisco, CA or the Oakland Army Terminal in Oakland, CA. My father and I are guessing this is why Olin was in Los Angeles. 

Paradise Cocktail Lounge (Olin pictured far right).


 Paris Inn
210 E. Market Street
Los Angeles, CA

Paris Inn was co-owned by Innocente Pedroli and Bert Rovere

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Aerial shot of Paris Inn. Courtesy of Skyscraperpage.com

Matchbook from Paris Inn
Paris Inn Dinner Menu
Paris Inn Menu 






Friday, September 27, 2013

National Chocolate Milk Day

In honor of National Chocolate Milk Day, I present to you my Great Uncle Edward "Elwyn" Parham. Brother to my maternal grandmother, Edna Louise (Parham) Ferrer, and Great Uncle Raymond Parham; son of Charles Daniel Parham and Emma Elizabeth (Gay) Parham.

Edward "Elwyn" Parham
5/20/1918 - 11/28/1992



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