Tag Archives: Bullocks Wilshire

In this photo, we’re looking east along Wilshire Blvd from Westmoreland Ave in 1928, when it seems there was plenty of room for all the motorists heading into downtown Los Angeles. What makes this photo memorable is that the home … Continue reading →

The soaring, iconic tower of the Bullocks Wilshire department store has long been such an indelible landmark on the Los Angeles cityscape that I’ve never really wondered what had once been on the southwest corner of Wilshire Blvd and Wilshire … Continue reading →

The Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Blvd is one of those Los Angeles buildings that I never get sick of looking at. It’s also one of the buildings that has survived the unrelenting onslaught of progress, which is amazing … Continue reading →

In this photo taken atop whatever building stood on the northeast corner of Virgil Ave and Wilshire Blvd in 1934, is looking west toward the Bullocks Wilshire department store. We can see a few of the large homes that used … Continue reading →

In this photo from 1929, we’re looking west along Wilshire Blvd from Virgil Ave. The striking building with the tower is the Bullocks Wilshire department store, which would have still been a new sight at the time because it opened … Continue reading →

The iconic Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Blvd didn’t have bad angle – it was and still is striking from every side. In this view, we’re seeing its all-important automobile entrance (Bullocks Wilshire was the first store to orientate … Continue reading →