Shopping in Los Alamos

10/20/2020

On Facebook we went #InsideTheArchives to explore some of the history of Los Alamos retail. Click through to explore historic photos and artifacts from businesses and shopping in the past.

Proprietors George Hillhouse and Henry Martin are dressed in baker's clothing and stand behind a counter filled with baked goods. Mrs. Henry Martin stands behind the cash register which is to the left of another pastry filled counter. A tall shelf filled with goods stands in the far corner and holds a telephone. Mirrors behind Mrs. Martin produce the reflections of the two men.

George Hillhouse and Mr. and Mrs. Martin in the Los Alamos Pastry Shop, sometime between 1947–1957. Los Alamos Historical Society Photo Archive.

We have wonderful local businesses! What local businesses do you remember? If you grew up here, are there stores that you remember going to as a child? Can you name multiple businesses that have operated out of the same building over the years?

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