Photos: Celebrity butcher

Harvey Gussman’s business was started by his father in 1939 and has been on Ogden Drive since 1947. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 13, 2015 3 AM PT

For six decades, Harvey Gussman has provided cuts of meat to a who’s who of Los Angeles’ culinary scene.

Harvey Gussman examines prime rib in the aging room at his meat company. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Harvey Gussman’s meat company sells about 200 items, from the mundane (turkey, pork and chili) to the exotic (bull testicles and beef heart). (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Harvey Gussman recently put the Miracle Mile building that has housed Guss Meat since 1947 up for sale. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)