The Dutch Chocolate Shop

Tile Treasure Lost, Now Found! The result was a breathtaking series of tile murals depicting Dutch scenes of everyday life.

n 1914, the Arts and Crafts innovator Ernest Batchelder received what was his first large commercial commission, The Dutch Chocolate Shop on West Sixth Street in downtown Los Angeles. The site went through many iterations, among them Finney’s Cafeteria, and a health center by Paul Bragg (of Braggs Liquid Aminos). In recent years the murals all but disappeared from our sight, as the walls were cov  ...