This circa 1949 stretch of Wilshire Blvd at the Burnside Ave corner was a shopper’s delight. In this photo, we can see the storefronts of Phelps and Terkel (a middle-to-upper level department store that focused mainly on menswear) and Silverwoods (a high-end menswear store where well-heeled gents could go to get their clothes superbly tailored.) Past Silverwoods on the other side of the tower was Desmond’s, another department store not quite on the Silverwoods level but very popular nonetheless. Next to the Phelps and Terkel store (behind the photographer) was Mullen & Bluett, yet another store with departments for men, women, and children. You could park once and get all your clothes shopping done in an afternoon!
This circa 1949 stretch of Wilshire Blvd at the Burnside Ave corner was a shopper’s delight. In this photo, we can see the storefronts of Phelps and Terkel (a middle-to-upper level department store that focused mainly on menswear) and Silverwoods (a high-end menswear store where well-heeled gents could go to get their clothes superbly tailored.) Past Silverwoods on the other side of the tower was Desmond’s, another department store not quite on the Silverwoods level but very popular nonetheless. Next to the Phelps and Terkel store (behind the photographer) was Mullen & Bluett, yet another store with departments for men, women, and children. You could park once and get all your clothes shopping done in an afternoon!
I never knew that Bank of America was once called Bank of America, National Trust and Savings Association
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I didn’t know that either!