Driftwood Dairy
Pat Dolan had been producing and distributing milk throughout Los Angeles for ten years when he decided to move the growing operation to El Monte in 1928. His son, Mike, assumed operation of the family business, founding Driftwood Dairy, Inc. in 1946 which consisted of one cash-and-carry store and one home delivery route. The dairy remains in operation today. One of the few surviving remnants of the company’s earlier years is the Driftwood Dairy drive-thru (originally the Driftyland Dairy-Port) on Lower Azuza Road. Per the LA Conservancy: This is a truly spectacular example of Googie design, built by Theodore Masterson (who may have also designed it) in 1961. The Driftwood Dairy, which survived a demolition threat, illustrates the surging influence of cars on designs during the postwar period, as well as mid-century Googie roadside architecture at its very best.
El Monte, Los Angeles County
Photographer: John Bare