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Parking cars at Bullocks Wilshire department store, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
From Life magazine, we have a glimpse into the good life in LA in 1938. The Bullocks Wilshire department store was the first to cater to the “carriage trade” (i.e. not walk-past-the-front-door shoppers) by building the main entrance at the … Continue reading
Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, with the Town House Hotel and Bullocks Wilshire tower, 1955
A little part of me claps like a kid at the circus when I find a vintage color photo of Los Angeles. This one shows us Wilshire Blvd looking east toward downtown LA. The two striking features are the Town … Continue reading
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Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, with the Town House Hotel and Bullocks Wilshire tower, 1954
A little part of me claps like a kid at the circus when I find a vintage color photo of Los Angeles. This one shows us Wilshire Blvd looking east toward downtown LA. The two striking features are the Town … Continue reading
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Men’s shoe department at Bullocks Wilshire, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, circa early 1930s
Photos of the striking Bullocks Wilshire department store on Wilshire Blvd abound around the internet but far more rare are photos of what the store looked like inside. This shot is circa 1930s, and shows us the men’s shoe department. … Continue reading
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Bullocks Wilshire department store Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1929
Angelinos may have blithely torn down much of their rich architectural history, but we still have the Bullocks Wilshire department store building on Wilshire Blvd. This photo was taken from the Virgil Ave corner in 1929, the year the store … Continue reading
Cadillac V8 2-Door Convertible Coupe in front of Bullocks Wilshire department store, Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1938
If I were able to get my hands on one of those elusive time machines, I’d go back to the late 1930s, buy one of these 1938 Cadillacs (with 2016 money it’d be a cinch) and go to the Bullocks … Continue reading
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Irene Lentz Gibbons Salon at Bullocks Wilshire, circa 1930s
Before she became costumer supervisor at MGM in the mid-to-late-1940s, Irene Lentz Gibbons (known simply as “Irene” but she was married to the brother of legendary MGM art director Cedric Gibbons) had her own salon at the Bullocks Wilshire department … Continue reading
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Bullocks Wilshire last Christmas book, 1989
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