4215 EXCELSIOR BLVD.

Although we don’t know when it was built, the building at 4215 Excelsior Blvd. (between Joppa and Inglewood) was advertised as the Archambo Food Market as early as 1940. It was apparently a house with a store in front.  

In 1946 it was called the Moritz Food Market, owned by Donald B. and Frances Moritz. In 1952, the store was known variously as the Milkhouse Dairy Store, the Moritz Dairy Store, and the Minikahda Dairy Store, run by Robert E. Moritz. The Dairy Store also included a section that was called the Minikahda Hobby Shop.

In 1954, the building was either replaced or extensively remodeled, and became the site of the popular Foo Chu Café. The building burned down on New Year's Eve, 1978, the manager, who was in a wheelchair on the second floor, was almost killed. The building was demolished in August 1979.

Today that address is a parking lot between 4201 and 4229 Excelsior.

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This information comes from a variety of sources: newspapers, books, yearbooks, phone directories, interviews, etc. Given the varied sources, we cannot guarantee that all of this information is correct, and welcome any additions and corrections. Please contact us with your contributions and comments.