Bullocks Wilshire
(U.S. National Register of Historic Places)
Bullocks Wilshire from the street
Location:	Los Angeles, California  United States
Built/Founded:	1929
Added to NRHP:	May 25, 1978

Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, is a 230,000-square foot (21 400 m²) Art Deco building. Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile District, looking east toward Downtown Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, looking east toward the Millionaires Mile Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

History

Designed by Los Angeles architects John and Donald Parkinson, the building is noted for its 241-foot (73 m) tower whose top is sheathed in copper, tarnished green. It was completed in 1929 as a luxury department store for owner John G. Bullock (owner of the more mainstream Bullock's). At one time, the tower peak had a light that could be seen for miles around. In the early 70's, this sub-division of Bullock's dropped its apostrophe and began opening separate branch locations so as to separate its decidedly luxury identity from its larger yet more upper-moderate/better parent. John and Donald Parkinson were a father-and-son architectural team operating in Los Angeles in the early 20th Century. ... The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

The department store served the upper crust of Los Angeles society. In its heyday, Bullocks Wilshire patrons included Mae West, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable. While struggling to become an actress, Angela Lansbury worked here as a clerk and it was at the store's Custom Salon that Irene Lentz began designing costumes for stars to wear that led to an illustrious career in costume design with MGM.From his studio,next to the Chanel department,Neil Gittings photographed Bill Clinton,Hilary Clinton,Al Gore,George Bush jr.,Madam Roy Disney and many other celebreties who frequented Bullocks Wilshire. MAE-West is a major Internet peering point located in San Jose, California. ... John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979) was an iconic, Academy Award-winning, American film actor. ... Marlene Dietrich IPA: ; (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born actress, singer, and entertainer. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywoods silent film period and part of its Golden Age. ... William Clark Gable (February 1, 1901 – November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born October 16, 1925) is a four-time Tony-winning, six-time Golden Globe-winning, three-time Oscar-nominated, and eighteen-time Emmy-nominated English actress, best-known for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. ... Irene Lentz (December 8, 1900 - November 15, 1962) was a fashion designer and Hollywood studio costume designer known by her first name, Irene. ... Costume design is the design of the appearance of the characters in a theater or cinema performance. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Neil Gittings, is an artist born in Houston, Texas in 1957. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947), was First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, as the wife of President Bill Clinton. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... Roy Disney can refer to two different people: Roy Oliver Disney was Walt Disneys brother and the financier of his efforts. ...

Bullocks Wilshire from the rear

Over the years, a shift by other luxury stores and boutiques to the west of the city resulted in the primary Bullocks Wilshire trading area's fall, yet the main store held on as a destination until 1988, when it began its own precipitous decline, hastened under operation by its final owners, Macy's, who had acquired the chain from the Campeau Corporation. The Wilshire Boulevard store closed in 1993 with legal battles ensuing as Macy's stripped the store of its historic artifacts, furnishings and fixtures for other locations (bowing to pressure, almost all the 1929 fixtures were returned). Its locations had been converted to I. Magnin around 1990 and that chain was shuttered by Federated Department Stores in 1994 upon its acquisition of Macy's. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 724 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 724 KB) Summary Joshua Rand Kagan Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Macys is a chain of moderate to upscale American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Federated Department Stores, Inc. ...

In 1994, the building was acquired by Southwestern Law School - its long-time neighbor. The school restored the building to it original 1929 state, as well adapted the building for use as an integral part of the school (adaptive reuse). A historic-cultural monument of the City of Los Angeles, on May 25, 1978 it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as No.78000685. The Bullocks Wilshire Building on the campus of the Southwestern University School of Law The Southwestern University School of Law (also known as Southwestern Law School) is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California, with about 1000 students at a campus that includes the Bullocks Wilshire... The City of Los Angeles, led by an EMD E2 unit, makes a station stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming on February 13, 1938. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Cover of the 1996 history

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Former Bullocks Wilshire Locations

Southern California

• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MSA
  • Wilshire Boulevard (freestanding) (flagship), Los Angeles (Wilshire Center), (opened 1929, became I. Magnin in 1990)
  • The Shops at Palos Verdes (now The Avenue of the Peninsula) Palos Verdes (opened 1970's, became I. Magnin in 1990)
  • The Promenade at Woodlands Hills Men's Store (now Westfield Promenade), L.A. (Woodland Hills) (opened 1970's, became I. Magnin in 1990)
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA
  • Palm Desert Town Center (now Westfield Palm Desert), Palm Desert (opened 1987 in former Bonwit Teller, became I. Magnin in 1990)
  • Palm Springs (freestanding), Palms Springs (opened 1947, became I. Magnin in 1990)
• San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA
  • La Jolla Village Square, San Diego (La Jolla) (opened 1980, became I. Magnin in 1990)
• Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine MSA
  • Fashion Island, Newport Beach (opened 1970's, became I. Magnin in 1990)

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External links

• Southwestern's Official page about the Bullocks Wilshire building, complete with virtual tour and historic pictures
• National Register of Historic Places listing
• A history of the Bullocks Wilshire by author Margaret Leslie Davis (ISBN 0-9643119-3-3)