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ARCHITECTURAL EYE CANDY LA – HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

February 11, 2013 by Vickie Lester

I was running around town with my sweetheart and I snapped these photos with my ancient, but mighty, iPhone. This is a neighborhood at the southern edge of Korea Town, south of Wilshire Blvd. When I was a little girl I used to have dreams about Los Angeles. It was city crossed by rushing canals and there were a million cities hidden within the city, and I was always trying to find my way from one to another. Turns out […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Blogging, Books, Culture, Design, DIY, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Life, Los Angeles, Marriage, Movies, Photography, Story, Travel, Truth & Rumors, Uncategorized, Valentine's Day, Writing • Tags: architectural eye candy, architecture, arts, behind the scenes, Bullock's Wilshire, cars, entertainment, glamour, history, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Normandy, Old Hollywood, photography, photos, shopping, Streamline Moderne, transportation, Valentine's Day

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ART DECO – BULLOCK’S WILSHIRE

August 5, 2012 by Vickie Lester

Bullock’s Wilshire was the first department store designed to accommodate the car. Huge artfully dressed windows faced the street to attract traffic and the entrance was in the back under a porte-cochere where liveried attendants parked your Nash or Packard. Architects John and Donald Parkinson – built 1929 – architectural rendering: The store served the likes of Marlene Dietrich, the De Milles and Mr. and Mrs. Disney… And, before Angela Lansbury landed an acting gig she was a sales clerk. […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: 1929, Angela Landsbury, Architect, art deco, automobile, bloggers, Bullock's Wilshire, John and Donald Parkinson, Los Angeles, Marlene Dietrich, Nash, Packard, silk pajamas, tower, Walt Disney, Wilshire Blvd.

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