Hi... Ed Blanchard owned and operated a grocery or merchantile store in Oakland in the 1920's, 30's and 40's, I believe he also owned a hotel. Can anyone tell me how I would go about finding names and locations of these two businesses. Was there a directory of some kind that would have listed the name of the business as well as the owner? Any help you can give me will be greately appreciated. Thank you, Jean Day jday@foothill.net