My Memories, along with the real history of Van de Kamps Bakeries

Описание: When I was small Market Basket opened a new store in Redlands on the corner of Tennessee and Brookside. My Grandmother went to the grand opening, and took a dislike to the store. However…………..
Every time she would drive down Brookside she would always stop. It was like a moth is attracted to a flame. WHY?
On the outside front corner of the market, there was a small blue and white sign shaped like a windmill. Apparently, the site of that sign put her into some kind of trance, the routine was always the same. Next to the entry of the market was a freestanding 2 sided gondola, completely packed with items in blue and white boxes. My grandmother would do a zombie like walk into the store, and buy 1 pound cake, a box of what they referred to as “turnover” and were possibly the most delicious food item ever invented. They had a incredible flakey crust and were filled either with a raspberry or lemon filling, and were covered with huge sugar crystals that were so big they looked like shattered glass.
Memories of that got me wondering about the story of how they came into existence. I was lucky enough to find a Huell Houser episode where he talked to the nephew of the founders. He did not work at the company because he was too busy with politics. He was the LA City attorney, California Attorney General, and ran for governor and US Senator unsuccessfully, and went into practicing law in Pasadena.
The reason they got together was the mourning of the soon to be demolished Van de Kamp bakery building, which was an iconic piece of architectural history. The tape is dated (recorded in 1990) because they are talking about how they were tearing the building down to build a Home Base store (Home Base has been out of business for many years. I was really surprised by what I learned from the video (especially the ending)