Lawndale Meat & Fruit Market

Located on Lawndale Street, the Lawndale Meat & Fruit Market is popular for more than just meat and fruit. Privately owned by Amad Samaan, this unique little place is covered with thousands of Polaroids of its customers. The project, started in 1995 by Samaan with an aim to foster a better relation between the store management and the consumers, has turned the store into a huge local attraction. Every customer that comes in has his or her picture taken, it is then inscribed with “God Loves You” which goes permanently up on one of the walls.