The Greene brothers were known to turn down the majority of commercial buildings because they were not able to put in the same amount of detail as they would be able to for residential properties. This old shop in Pasadena California is the only surviving commercial building they designed that is still standing today. It was made with made by conventional methods and does not embody their traditional attention to detail.

This building is really nothing to note in my eyes as there is nothing unique or special about this building. It appears to look almost exactly to the buildings that are beside it. The Greene and Greene trademark and the reason they were admired by me and others was because of their craftsmanship and attention to detail. In this design, they did not put the effort and soul into this project like they did for their residential.

https://www.oldpasadena.org/visit/directory/view/39/crown-city-loan–jewelry