Bomb shelter sales display, 6135 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s

Bomb shelter sales display, 6135 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1950sHere’s a very 1950s photo: Get your bomb shelters right here! A couple of doors west of the Wilshire Blvd/Fairfax Ave intersection (where the May Company department store stood) was this sales display for bomb shelters, which were going for $795. The billboard behind the suited-up salesmen is invoking the memory of Pearl Harbor while also suggesting alternative uses such as rumpus room, playhouse, laundry, storage, deep freeze, or dark room. I wonder how many they actually sold.

No bomb shelters in sight anymore. This image is from April 2019:

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2 responses to “Bomb shelter sales display, 6135 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa 1940s”

  1. Don Stine says:

    I honestly think this photo was taken during WW2. The cars are too old.Not one 1950’s car to be seen. Too much emphasis on Pearl Harbor and no mention of the Atomic bomb which one would think would be the number one sales tactic.

    • You make a very good point, Don. I don’t know enough about cars to be able to tell 40s styles from 50s, but I did think the reference to Pearl Harbor was a little odd. Bomb shelters from the threat of atomic bomb blasts seemed like such a 50s thing.

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