Retail: Lassen's Remodeling Reveals Another Past Life

Check out Paul Redmond's photo of signage uncovered at 2080 Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz. Do you remember Vita Mart?

Posted Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 7:19 pm PT|Updated Fri, Jun 8, 2012 at 1:13 pm PT

Lassen's snuck in over Thanksgiving 2011, taking over the Nature Mart space on Hillhurst Avenue in Los Feliz.

Lassen's products have been available on the shelves, but the signage remained obstinately "Nature Mart."

At least until now. Photographer Paul Redmond reports there's a change a coming, and with it a little something to interest the urban archeologist.

See the image above, that suggests yet another past life for the space, as Vita Mart.

Anyone remember those days?

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