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Title
Bullock's Wilshire, exterior
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection
Creator
Watson, Bill
Date Created and/or Issued
1954
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Exterior view of Bullock's Wilshire store, hailed as "a cathedral of commerce" a quarter of a century ago. It was the first large store in the nation planned for the convenience of auto patrons. Beauty and utility are blended in the art deco design of the building. Date built: 1928. Architects: Parkinson & Parkinson. Photo dated: September 23, 1954.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00038292
Herald Examiner Collection
HE box 3015.
CARL0000041276
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/12092
Subject
Bullock's Wilshire (Department store)
Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles
Department stores--California--Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
Parkinson, John,1861-1935
Parkinson, Donald B.(Donald Berthold),1895-1945

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