ECKE, Albert C. (b. 1860 Germany; d. 1919 – Los Angeles, CA – Sec 10, Grave 546) In 1902 Ecke, his wife and four children stopped in Los Angeles enroute to Fiji to open a spa but the ideal climate in the Eagle Rock section of town persuaded them to stay. Ecke opened a dairy farm and planted a number of fruit trees in the area. When property values in the area were on the rise, Ecke sold his land for $15,000 and moved to Sherman – now known as West Hollywood. They family started a farm on Hayworth Avenue, just off the famed Sunset Blvd., where they raised dairy cows and planted large numbers of poinsettias. About this time Ecke began experimenting with potted plants and shipped them back East from a packing house on Sunset Blvd., now the site of the Roxy Theatre. In addition to the Hollywood fields, Ecke purchased five acres in El Monte for the cultivation of Poinsettias and it was in 1917 that the family began shipping their flowers to Chicago, St. Louis and New York. In 1918, Ecke's son Hans, died in the influenza epidemic. Following Ecke's death, his son Paul took over the poinsettia business, eventually selling the dairy farm and expanding the poinsettia fields.
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ECKE, Albert C. (b. 1860 Germany; d. 1919 – Los Angeles, CA – Sec 10, Grave 546) In 1902 Ecke, his wife and four children stopped in Los Angeles enroute to Fiji to open a spa but the ideal climate in the Eagle Rock section of town persuaded them to stay. Ecke opened a dairy farm and planted a number of fruit trees in the area. When property values in the area were on the rise, Ecke sold his land for $15,000 and moved to Sherman – now known as West Hollywood. They family started a farm on Hayworth Avenue, just off the famed Sunset Blvd., where they raised dairy cows and planted large numbers of poinsettias. About this time Ecke began experimenting with potted plants and shipped them back East from a packing house on Sunset Blvd., now the site of the Roxy Theatre. In addition to the Hollywood fields, Ecke purchased five acres in El Monte for the cultivation of Poinsettias and it was in 1917 that the family began shipping their flowers to Chicago, St. Louis and New York. In 1918, Ecke's son Hans, died in the influenza epidemic. Following Ecke's death, his son Paul took over the poinsettia business, eventually selling the dairy farm and expanding the poinsettia fields.
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