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Crowds gather outside the May Co. department store at 803 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
In 1931, the May Co department store went all out to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Technically, it was the 50th anniversary of Hamburger’s department store which later merged with the May Co. But hey, any excuse for a big celebration/publicity … Continue reading
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Children’s show in progress in the Roof Garden Theatre on the roof of the May Co department store, 801 S. Broadway, downtown Los Angeles, 1931
I don’t have a lot of information about this photo other than it was taken in 1931. With all those mothers sitting in the audience, it looks like some sort of children’s show going on a makeshift stage. The sign … Continue reading
The entrance to the beauty salon inside the May Co. store at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1941 (or Broadway department store salon in Hollywood)
The May Co. department store at the corner or Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave became an instantly iconic landmark (which it remains to this day now that the building houses the Academy museum.) But most photos of it are taken, … Continue reading
A Christmas tree decoration lights the May Company department store at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1963
It’s hard to tell how big this Christmas tree decoration was but I’m guessing impressively large as it stood out front of the May Company’s flagship department store at the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave. This photo … Continue reading
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Color photo looking east along Wilshire Blvd to the May Co. appliance store, December 1946
Today’s post is a follow-up from yesterday’s post of the aerial shot of Fairfax and Wilshire in 1954 in which I asked what the long, flat building to the east of the department store was. Evidently, not long after the … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Kodachrome, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
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The May Co. department store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, circa 1950s
Some buildings are simply meant to be photographed in color—and this is one of them. The May Co. department store opened its flagship store on the northeast corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave in 1940. To make sure everybody … Continue reading
The May Company department store, at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1944
In this color photo from 1944, we’re given a glimpse into wartime life at one of Los Angeles’s busy intersections – Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, where the popular May Company department store stood on the northeast corner, with its … Continue reading
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Tagged Color photo, Restaurants, Stores and Shopping, Wilshire Blvd
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May Company department store, corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1948
There are plenty of photos of the May Company department store at the corner of Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, and it’s little wonder that it has become an iconic example of LA architecture. But when you see a straight-on … Continue reading
Aerial photo of the May Company department store building at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, 1940
This photo was taken in 1940, which means the May Company building at Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave would have just opened. Most photos of this iconic building are taken of the front so we rarely get to see the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Carthay Circle Theater, Stores and Shopping, Theaters, Wilshire Blvd
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The May Company under construction, Wilshire Blvd circa 1939
It’s not hard to find a photo of the May Company department store on Wilshire Blvd but this is a rare one showing the store under construction in 1939. Little would those construction workers know that what they were building … Continue reading