Art Deco Los Angeles – Bullock’s Wilshire
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 DeMilles and Mr. and Mrs. Disney… And, before Angela Lansbury landed an acting gig she was a sales clerk. The […]
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