Foster Freeze Ice Cream, CA 1955

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Tom Poe

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05/14/2014

Foster Freeze Ice Cream, CA 1955

Foster Freeze Ice Cream store in Redondo Beach, CA

In the early 1950s, my grandfather, John Wesley Poe, bought this store and ran it until his death in 1962. It was a very popular place. Look at the cool clothing styles of this mid 1950s photo

Date & Place: circa 1955 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California United States

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John Wesley Poe Jr 1897 - Aug 28, 1962 Torrance, California, United States

John Wesley Poe Jr of Torrance, Los Angeles County, California United States was born in 1897 in Exeter, Tulare County. He was in a relationship with Doris Drew (Firebaugh) Poe, and had children Robert Wesley Poe and Myron "Miny" Logan Poe. John Poe died at age 64 years old on August 28, 1962 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, and was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.

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