One b/w negative of man standing next to company vehicle parked outside on street. Church and other buildings are seen in background. Lettering on the van reads “ARROW MART / COMPLETE 1 STOP SHOPPING CENTER / 2537 IMPERIAL AVE. FREE DELIVERY”. Buildings on opposite street read “GILBERT C. GROFF REAL ESTATE” and “IMPERIAL MISSIONARY / BAPTIST CHURCH”.
City directory, year 1960, shows entry for “Arrow Food Store (Jack Schindler) 2537 Imperial Av.” City directory, year 1960, shows entry for “Schindler Jack (Clara ; Arron Food Store) hXXXX Meade” City directory, year 1978, shows entry for “Arrow Mart (Jack S and Ernest Schindler) gro 2537 Imperial Av” City directory, year 1980, shows entry for “Arrow Mart (Geo Halbo & Hermiz Halbo) gro 2537 Imperial Av” Original Baynard index card, filed under “Arrow Mart”, reads “Arrow Mart / No. 4131 / Mr WE Barnett / Arrow Mart Store / 8462 Sunset Blvd. / Los Angeles / Calif / [2 8×10]”
Additional information from the community on 3/2011: This man in the photo is Jack Schindler. His retail business, the Arrow Mart, had a bit of everything. It was more appealing to shop at Arrow Mart than its competitors, like Safeway or Bruno’s on 30th, because Arrow Mart sold on credit. His wife, Clara, and two children, Milton and Ernie, worked there too. Elezo Cooper was a clerk and delivery driver at the Arrow Mart for sixteen years, from 1953-1969. He is shown in other Arrow Mart images.
