Heres the story of the Biscuit Co lofts in the Arts District. It begins where the story of vineyards in the area ends. There was no eBay back in 1930 when Bishop & Co., a Downtown Los Angeles candy and chocolate manufacturer for nearly a half century, met a similar fate, six months into the Great Depression. Bishop, which had been one of the largest food manufacturers in the country, merited only a six-paragraph story on Page 14 of the Los Angeles Times of May 16, 1930, under the headline New Biscuit Deal Made. A company that had operated since 1887 and had sold its products throughout the world couldnt even get its name into the headline on a story about its demise. Officially, the deal was a merger, but the reality was something else. William T. Bishop, a founder of the firm who remained with it until the end, said his company would continue as a subsidiary of Nabisco - which was also known as the National Biscuit Co. Nabisco acquired all assets of Bishop in the agreement. At the time of the acquisition, Bishop had 850 employees between its Los Angeles and San Diego factories. It had been started by Bishop and his uncle, Roland P. Bishop, in 1887 in a single room at Second and Spring streets. It moved the following year to nearby Aliso Street, then in 1891 to First and Los Angeles streets, and in 1893 to Seventh and Alameda streets. The complete story from LATD News in the comment section below.
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