1950s to Today
Sample Exhibit
For three decades, Su's Market was the unofficial living room of Elm Street.
Providing Products and People
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“Everyone knew everyone on this block. You didn't need a phone, you just needed to walk to the store.”— Maria Chen, interviewed March 2024
A Community Institution
When Su and Wei Chen opened the store in 1948, Elm Street was still mostly orchards. Within a decade, the market had become the place where neighbors traded news, kids ran errands for penny candy, and three generations of the Chen family worked behind the counter.
Elm Street, 1950s–1970s
