Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Edelweiss Chocolates

Grace Young’s Candy Roundup

— Golden Shield Commemorative Plaque —

Edelweiss Chocolates Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 22, 2025

1. Edelweiss Chocolates Marker

Inscription.
Edelweiss Chocolates is one of the oldest confectioners in the United States. The chocolatier opened at this site in 1942. After 31 years, the store was sold to Swiss-born Herman Schmidt, who changed his name to Edelweiss. The famous episode of "I Love Lucy" and the candy assembly line scene was inspired by this confectioner.

Erected 2025 by City of Beverly Hills. (Marker Number 11.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.

Location. 34° 4.288′ N, 118° 24.095′ W. Marker is in Beverly Hills, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on Canon Drive near South Santa Monica Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 444 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills CA 90210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Harry Harris Shoes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morocco Junction (about 300 feet away); Beverly Hills Main Post Office (about 400 feet away); Ah Fong's (about 400 feet away); Nate 'N Al (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Hardware Store (about 500 feet away); Lily Pond (about 600 feet away); Pixie Town (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly Hills.

Regarding Edelweiss Chocolates. The Grace Young’s Candy Roundup confectionery shop opened its doors at this location in 1942. Grace Young was an expert candy maker and master of fine chocolates who started her business in a small storefront located along Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles in the late 1930s. She soon moved her shop to Beverly Hills during the Golden Age of Hollywood where it instantly became a favorite with the Hollywood elite. Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, and Katherine Hepburn were all loyal fans of the chocolates made in the

Edelweiss Chocolates and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 22, 2025

2. Edelweiss Chocolates and Marker

little shop. Lucille Ball also loved Grace Young’s candies. As a famous resident of Beverly Hills, she would typically enter through the back door of the store where she’d pass the chocolate enrober (conveyor belt for chocolate coating) in the kitchen to get to the candy counter unnoticed by the general public and paparazzi. It was from this machine that Lucy got the idea for her famous 1952 I Love Lucy episode, “Job Switching,” in which the machinery malfunctions while Lucy and Ethel work the line at a chocolate factory. She spent a week working here to prepare for her show.

The 1940s-era chocolate machine still operates today in the back room of the shop. Grace Young ran the candy shop for 31 years before retiring and selling the business to Herman Schmidt, a chocolatier from Switzerland. Schmidt renamed the shop Edelweiss after the Swiss national flower.

The next owners of Edelweiss were Shirley and Sam Rosen. They owned Edelweiss for 15 years until actress Shirley Jones received the shop for a Valentine’s gift from her husband actor Marty Ingels because she loved the chocolates so much. In 2000, Madlen Zahir and her family purchased

Edelweiss Chocolates image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, July 20, 2025

3. Edelweiss Chocolates

the candy store and continue the business of making the classic chocolates using the original equipment.

Original proposed plaque text:
Edelweiss Chocolates is one of the oldest confectioners in the United
States. The chocolatier opened in 1942 and was named Grace Young’s
Candy Roundup. After 31 years the store was sold to swiss-born
Herman Schmidt who changed the name to Edelweiss. The famous
episode of “I Love Lucy”, and the candy assembly line scene was
inspired by this confectioner.

courtesy BeverlyHills.org

4. Edelweiss Chocolates

The 1940s-era chocolate machine still operates today.

courtesy BeverlyHills.org

5. I Love Lucy

Famous episode filmed at See’s Candies on La Cienega Blvd, five miles south of Edelweiss.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 25, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.