Grace Pastries, a memorial to past confections
I drive down Jefferson Blvd often and sometimes I pass by the former Grace Pastries near Crenshaw Blvd. It's been closed for decades but the sign is still up. I have heard rumors of why it remains in this limbo real estate but I am not sure what the truth is. What is true is the memories it holds for me and my family. I have fond memories of going here with my family; mom, brother, aunts and/or grandmother for a quick purchase for treats but mostly for a cake for whatever the big party was that night. Every birthday cake my brother and I ever got to blow out the candles on was from Grace Pastries. Between Grace Pastries and later the Helms Truck, that was where i got most of the sugar bounty of my youth. Grace Pastries is indicative of the Japanese American story. Details can be read here: LINK My favorite quote from this article is: "According to Izumi, what really saved the bakery from mediocrity and turned it into a real enterprise was knowing the value of improving any ...
