Why is a giant milk bottle perched on top of a tiny, triangular building at NW 24th Street and Classen Boulevard? To get attention, just as it has been doing since 1948.
The red brick building, interesting enough on its own, wasn’t always adorned with an eye-catching, supersized topper, though. Through the next several decades after its construction in 1930, the 380-square-foot commercial building housed various businesses, including a realty company, grocery, florist, Vietnamese sandwich shop, fruit stand, laundry, investment company, barbecue shop, boutique and currently Milk Nail Salon.
Because of the tiny space, some previous businesses had to limit their wares, but the appeal of the unconventional and intriguing building made up for what it lacked in size. Early on, one advantage was the building’s location along a streetcar stop on what was a segment of the original Route 66. The line ran diagonally across Classen Boulevard…