On March 8, the City of Garden Grove unveiled a plaque dedicated to Malcolm Pecor, a local businessman credited with naming Garden Grove’s historic “Main Street” and establishing it as a business area.
The dedication took place in the Main Street parking lot, between the former Globe restaurant and daKuppe Lounge.
On March 8, the City of Garden Grove unveiled a plaque dedicated to Malcolm Pecor, a local businessman credited with naming Garden Grove’s historic “Main Street” and establishing it as a business area.
The dedication took place in the Main Street parking lot, between the former Globe restaurant and daKuppe Lounge.
Pecor moved to Garden Grove in the 1940s, opened a furniture store on Garden Grove Boulevard, and later bought properties on Euclid Street, later to be known as Main Street. In the 1960s, when Euclid Street was re-routed and the city suggested changing the street name to “Old Euclid,” he successfully rallied to have the name changed to “Main Street” instead.
Pecor passed away on July 8, 2014, at the age of 92.
