Union Square Florist Shop

Union Square Florist Shop

For four evenings in September, the Union Square Florist Shop materializes in the lobby of the Union Theatre. Currently the headquarters of the Velaslavasay Panorama, this structure was built in 1910 and has also been home to the Fairyland Theatre, the Continental, Louise Glaum’s Little Theatre, the Tile Layer’s Local #18 Union Hall and La Iglesia de los Rios de Agua Viva.

The storefront tableaux invites visitors to observe the day to day workings of a robust floral syndicate while listening to the sounds of K-FLOR on the AM radio.  Master Florist Gladys Chantrelle Peckinpah specializes in celebratory bouquets,  memorial arrangements, funeral sprays and floral headdresses for debutante balls and society dances. The Union Square Florist Shop creates custom pieces filled with charm for special occasions year round or for simply the daily pleasure of gracious living.

The Union Square Florist Shop storefront will be available for perusal:

• 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

On the evenings of:

• Thursday, September 17th
• Friday, September 18th
• Saturday, September 19th
• Sunday, September 20th

1122 West 24th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Visible from a distance on 24th Street, additional directions for the “visit” will be given onsite through the window.  Visitors are invited to drive by and view from their vehicles, or park in the area and walk past the shop window on the specified evening hours.   Maintain a distance of 6 feet from anyone else viewing the storefront of the Union Square Florist Shop and wear a mask when outside in public. Street parking can be found in the area or a 24/7 public paid lot is available at the corner of 25th & Hoover.

Telephone The Union Square Florist Shop at (213) 268-4495

Union Square Florist Shop - Broadside by The Great Banfill Press

Lobby of the Union Square Florist Shop

Flowers by Gladys Chantrelle Peckinpah

Why Say Anything When you can "Say it With Flowers?"

Distributed at the front of the Union Square Florist Shop, the latest issue of the Floral Syndicate Society Gazette featured a photograph of the prize winning "Un Bel Dia" created by Gladys Chantrelle Peckinpah for the year's Les Dames Bal Masque. Additional news items included information on the recent Gladiolus Glut, advice from a French Florist, notice of a Jewel Heist conducted in La Jolla along with other information and advertisements relevant to today's floral industry.

The Union Square Florist Shop is part of Maiden LA 2020 and is supported in part by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Velaslavasay Panorama Enthusiast Society.

Project creation, design and production by Sara Velas, Ruby Carlson, Lily Del Monte & Kent Bulza, with collaboration and/or research support from Megan Koester, Forest Casey, Erdemtsatsralt Albright Batdorj, David Reiman, Guan Rong, Chris Nichols, Mavis Figuls, The Great Banfill Press, Los Angeles Public Library, LA Sentinel Archive, Caretaker, Ebay, and The Los Angeles Times, among others.

Photo documentation by Forest Casey and the Velaslavasay Panorama.

Union Square Florist Shop Bouquet with Kale