Porto's Bakery has been a go-to for Angelenos for nearly 50 years. Long lines regularly trail the sidewalk for its baked goods and Cuban specialties.
Raul Porto Sr., the founder of the iconic, family-owned Southern California institution Porto's Bakery & Cafe, has died at age 92.He died Wednesday 'surrounded by his loving family,' according to a post on the bakery's Instagram page. 'Raul Sr. was an extraordinary man who, alongside his wife Rosa, founded Porto's Bakery from their home kitchen, selling cakes and pastries to friends and family,' the post read.
The first official Porto's storefront opened on Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park in 1976, but it had its beginnings in Cuba. While the Porto's waited for a chance to come to the United States and going through some financial hard times, Rosa started an illegal cakes business out of her home in Castro-era Cuba. Then, in 1971, the family left for the United States and after arriving in California, they opened the Echo Park location.
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