List of department stores in Downtown Los Angeles explained

This is a list of department stores and some other major retailers in the four major corridors of Downtown Los Angeles: Spring Street between Temple and Second ("heyday" from c.1884–1910); Broadway between 1st and 4th (c.1895-1915) and from 4th to 11th (c.1896-1950s); and Seventh Street between Broadway and Figueroa/Francisco, plus a block of Flower St. (c.1915 and after). They are ordered by geography (Spring Street and Broadway, north to south; Seventh Street, east to west). Part of the History of Retail in Southern California.

StoreOpenedLeftMoved or closed?LocationSq ftSq mArchitectsCurrent use
SPRING ST. BETWEEN TEMPLE AND SECOND
Coulter's
(1st sequential
location)		18841898MovedHollenbeck Block, SW corner 2nd & SpringHistoric Broadway station
Hamburger's (1st seq. loc.)18881908MovedPhillips Block, Franklin & SpringBurgess J. ReeveSite of City Hall
Mullen & Bluett18891910Moved101–5 N. SpringEmpty lot
Jacoby Bros.
(1st seq. loc.)		18911900Moved128–134(–138) N. Spring at CourtSite of City Hall
The Hub18961916MovedBullard Block, Spring at CourtMorgan & WallsSite of City Hall. The Hub moved to 430 S. Broadway.[1]
BROADWAY
Broadway from 2nd to 3rd
Ville de Paris[2]
(A. Fusenot Co.)		18931898MovedPotomac Block, 221-3 S. BroadwayBlock, Curlett & Eisenadded to Coulter's late 1907, demolished 1958, now a parking lot
Coulter's
(3rd seq. loc.)		19051917MovedPotomac Block

225-7-9 S. B'way through to 224-6-8 S. Hill. 1907: expanded into 219-221-223 B'way.

[3] Block, Curlett & Eisendemolished, site of parking lot
Boston Dry Goods
(J.W. Robinson Co.)		18951915Moved237–241 S. BroadwayTheodore Eisen, Sumner HuntParking lot
I. Magnin/
Myer Siegel
(1st seq. loc.)		1899?MovedIrvine Byrne Block,
251 S. Broadway[4] 		Sumner HuntWedding chapel
Broadway from 3rd to 4th
Coulter's
(2nd seq. loc.)		18981905Moved317–325 S. Broadway through to 314–322 Hill St. (Homer Laughlin Bldg.)[5] John B. Parkinsonbecame Ville de Paris
Now Grand Central Market
Jacoby Bros. (2nd seq. loc.)1899[6] 1935-6Moved[7] [8] 331-333-335 S. BroadwayJohn B. Parkinson[9] Was "Boston Store" in late 1930s.[10] Currently independent retail. 2 of 4 floors were removed.
Ville de Paris
(2nd seq. loc.)		19051917Moved.317–325 S. Broadway through to 314–322 Hill Street[11]
Homer Laughlin Building		John B. ParkinsonGrand Central Market
J. J. Haggarty
 New York Store		19051917Moved337–9 S. BroadwaySmall retail. Only 2 stories remain.
J. M. Hale (Hale’s)1909??341-343-345 S. Broadway[12] retail, top floors were removed
BROADWAY south of 4th St.
Broadway from 4th to 5th
The Broadway
(1st seq. loc.)[13] 		18961973MovedSW corner 4th & Broadway, later through to Hill1924, [14] Junipero Serra State Office Building
Bon Marché 1907 Liquidated Bumiller Building, 430 S. Broadway
The Hub
(2nd seq. loc.) 		1907 1916 Moved 430 S. Broadway In 1907, The Hub opened at the former Bon Marché.[15] In March 1916, The Hub moved to 337–9 S. Spring.[16] closing in 1922.[17]
Myer Siegel
(2nd seq. loc.)		1899?Moved455 S. BroadwayBecame part of Fallas Paredes
Broadway from 5th to 6th
Fifth Street Store
(Steele, Faris & Walker), later Walker's		1905?ClosedSW corner 5th & Broadway1917: [18] 1917:Replaced existing store with new building in 1917.
Building later housed Ohrbach's
Ohrbach'sClosedSW corner 5th & BroadwayFormer Walker's store.
Building later housed Ohrbach's
Silverwoods1904??556 S. Broadway (NE corner of 6th)1920: [19] 1920: Broadway Jewelry Mart
Broadway from 6th to 7th
Jacoby Bros.
(3rd seq. loc.)		19361938[20] Liquidated605 S. BroadwayBecame a Zukor's (1940),[21] now mixed-use
Central Dept. Store[22] 19071908609–619 S. Broadway[23] Samuel Tilden NortonDemolished, now site of Los Angeles Theatre
Myer Siegel
(3rd seq. loc.)		Moved617 S. BroadwaySamuel Tilden NortonDemolished, now site of Los Angeles Theatre
Mullen & Bluett (2nd seq. loc.)19101960sMoved610 S. Broadway
(Walter P. Story Bldg.)[24] 		Morgan, Walls & ClementsMixed-use
Desmond's19241972[25] Closed616 S. BroadwayA. C. Martin[26] Renovated 2019 as office space, a restaurant and a rooftop bar.[27]
Harris & Frank
2nd concurrent location		19471980[28] Closed644 S. Broadway
(Joseph E. Carr Building)		Robert Brown Young[29]
Bullock's
(1st seq. loc.)		19071983ClosedbNW corner 7th & Broadway
by 1934, most of the block 6th/ 7th/ Broadway/ Hill		1907:
1934: [30] 		1907:
1934: 		Parkinson & BergstromSt. Vincents Jewelry Mart
Broadway from 7th to 8th
F.W. Woolworth1920719 S. Broadway Ross Dress for Less
Reich and Lièvre1917c.1927737-745 S. Broadway (Isaac Bros. Bldg.)
Broadway from 8th to 9th
Hamburger's
(2nd seq. loc.)
After 1925:
May Company
(1st loc.)		19061986MovedSW corner 8th & Broadway
by 1930, entire block 8th/ 9th/ Broadway/ Hill		1906: [31] [32]
1930, >[33] 		1906:, 1930 Under renovation to become tech campus
Broadway from 9th to 10th
Blackstone's1917901 S. Broadway (SE corner 9th)[34] John ParkinsonBuilding became The Famous,
now residential, retail
Eastern Columbia19301957[35] 849 S. Broadway through to Hill1930: [36] (expanded in 1950)[37] 1930: Claud BeelmanResidential condo
SEVENTH STREET (from Broadway west to Francisco)
Seventh between Broadway and Hill
Bullock's (see above)
Seventh between Hill and Olive
Ville de Paris, from 1919 B. H. Dyas19171933Liquidated420 W. 7th (SE corner Olive)Dodd and RichardsL.A. Jewelry Mart
Seventh between Olive and Grand
Haggarty's19171963[38] ClosedBrockman Building,
520–530 W. 7th at Grand[39] [40] [41] [42]
George D. Barnett,
Barnett, Haynes & Barnett		Apartments
Coulter's (4th seq. loc.)19171938 Moved 500 W. 7th (SW corner Olive)Dodd and RichardsMixed-use. Coulter's moved to Miracle Mile.
Seventh between Grand and Hope
J. W. Robinson's (2nd seq. loc.)19151993Closed600 W. 7th ("7th, Hope & Grand")1915: [43]
1923: 623700square feet[44] 		1915:
1923: 		Noonan & Richards (1915), Edgar Mayberry/Allison & Allison (1934 remodel)Mixed-use
Desmond's 7th St. (2nd seq. loc.)1934, expanded 1937[45] Closed2nd Union Oil Building, 617 W. 7th. St. (1937)[46] Alexander Curlett and Claude BeelmanWalgreens[47]
Seventh between Hope and Flower
The Broadway (2nd loc.), later Macy's1973OpenOpenBroadway Plaza 750 W. 7th (Hope to Flower)[48] Charles LuckmanIn operation
Desmond's 7th St. (1st seq. loc.)
(B'way store remained open)		1927[49] 1934MovedRoosevelt Building, 717 W. 7th St.Alexander Curlett and Claude BeelmanShoo Shoo Baby (restaurant)
Barker Bros. (final downtown loc.)19261984[50] Closed818 W. 7th (Flower to Figueroa)[51] Curlett and BeelmanOffices
Seventh between Figueroa and Francisco/I-110
Bullock's (2nd seq. loc.), later Macy's19861996ClosedSeventh Market Place now FIGat7th, 735 S. FigueroaJon Jerde[52] Gold's Gym (level M1), Target (M2), Zara (M3)
May Company (2nd seq. loc.), later Macy's19862009aClosedNordstrom Rack (level M1), Target (M2), H&M (M3)
FLOWER STREET from Seventh to Eighth
Weatherby-Kayser shoes1925715–9 S. Flower
Myer Siegel (4th seq. loc.)1927733 S. Flower
Parmelee-Dohrmann (homewares)1927 741–7 S. Flower
aas Macy's, breopened in 1986 at Citicorp Plaza, now FIGat7th.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Temporary Store: Hub CLothing Company Will Open Through The Holidays, on South Broadway . 9 April 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 13 October 1907 . 23.
  2. Web site: Ville de Paris 1901 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073954/https://calisphere.org/item/3642f24e8a3dd0b0ae47330ae7026e3f/ . dead . 9 September 2018 . Calisphere, University of California Library . 9 Sep 2018.
  3. News: Great Store for Coulter . Los Angeles Times . August 2, 1904 . 13.
  4. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31252361/i-magnin-moves-from-spring-to-broadway/ "We move Monday to 251 South Broadway", I. Magnin advertisement in the Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec 1898, p.4
  5. Web site: PCAD - Coulter's Department Store, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA . Pacific Coast Architecture Database . 23 April 2024 . AKA: City of Paris Dry Goods Company, Ville de Paris Department Store #2, Los Angeles. Dates: constructed 1905. Total floor area: 96,000 sq. ft. 317 South Broadway..
  6. Web site: Los Angeles Herald 22 August 1899 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  7. News: Advertisement for Jacoby Bros./May Co. . Los Angeles Times . May 19, 1935.
  8. News: Pioneers' Modern Home: Jacoby Bros.Will Open New Store Soon . Los Angeles Times . January 31, 1936 . 11.
  9. News: Will Go Up Rapidly: Work on the Jacoby Building Was Begun Today: Most of the Material for the Big Business Structure Is Already on the Ground . Los Angeles Evening Post-Record . September 1, 1899 . 1 . Architect John Parkinson.
  10. News: 1939-11-06. Boston Store Los Angeles 1939 - 331 S. Broadway (old Jacoby Bros.) and 4755 Whittier Blvd.. 10. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-06.
  11. News: Ad for Ville de Paris . Los Angeles Herald . August 15, 1907.
  12. News: Moving to Broadway: J. M. Hale Co. Go to Petticoat Lane . Los Angeles Evening Express . January 23, 1909 . 4.
  13. Web site: Los Angeles Herald 4 August 1895 — California Digital Newspaper Collection. 2020-12-06. cdnc.ucr.edu.
  14. News: Framework is now finished: Construction Started Late Last Fall: Additional Will Be Completed During July: Department Store Growth Is Consistent . May 26, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . March 23, 1924 . 91.
  15. News: Temporary Store: Hub Clothing Company Will Open Through The Holidays, on South Broadway . 9 April 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 13 October 1907 . 23.
  16. News: The Hub ad . 9 April 2024 . Los Angeles Evening Express . 10 March 1916 . 3.
  17. News: The Hub ad . 8 April 2024 . Los Angeles Evening Post-Record . 8 September 1922 . 7.
  18. News: Broadway Buildings: To Cost Million . Los Angeles Times . April 22, 1917 . part V p. 13 . Eight stories…plus basement and sub-basement…172 feet on Broadway by 162 feet on Fifth.
  19. News: Magnificent Pile That Now Graces Broadway Corner . Los Angeles Times . August 31, 1920 . 9.
  20. News: Advertisement for liquidation of Jacoby Bros. . Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1938 . 45.
  21. News: Downtown Broadway Store Leased in $1,000,000 Deal: Business Prepares to Expend $150,000 in Converting Property to Its Uses . 63 . Los Angeles Times . February 11, 1940.
  22. News: New Department Store Opens Doors to Public . Los Angeles Herald . March 26, 1907 . 4.
  23. News: New Department Store Opens Doors to Public . Los Angeles Herald . March 26, 1907 . 4.
  24. Web site: Walter P. Story Building . Los Angeles Conservancy . August 9, 2020.
  25. News: Ad for Desmond's Downtown LA Removal Sale . Los Angeles Times . February 10, 1972 . 7.
  26. News: Gray . Olive . New Desmond Store Opened . Los Angeles Times . September 16, 1924.
  27. Vincent, Roger. "Historic home of clothier Desmond's is ready for its comeback on Broadway". latimes.com. Retrieved on 16 April 2019.
  28. News: Harris & Frank advertisement . 7 May 2019 . Los Angeles Times . January 17, 1980.
  29. https://books.google.com/books?id=M7E2AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA6-PP8 "Los Angeles Union Station Run-through Tracks Project", p. RA6-PP8
  30. http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/9453/ "Bullock's Department Store #1, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA (1906-1907)", PCAD
  31. News: Great Store's First Drill: Hamburger Army Through Paces for Opening; Get Familiar With "Lay" of New Establishment; Many Delights for Shoppers Are in Prospect . . July 26, 1908 . V13 . . subscription . .
  32. News: Hamburger's Big Store Celebrates: Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Sale To Mark Event; Started in Small Room on Main Street, Now Occupies Building with Thirteen Acres of Floor Space---History of the Great Emporium's Growth and Success . . October 29, 1916 . III_A15 . . subscription . .
  33. News: Advertisement for May Company . Los Angeles Times . March 25, 1930 . 10.
  34. News: Material Progress: Millions Going into Broadway Buildings: New Blackstones . Los Angeles Times . April 22, 1917. 90 feet of frontage on Broadway and 165 feet on 9th Street…with 6 stories plus two basement levels.
  35. News: 1957-02-03. Eastern-Columbia closes down 1957. 26. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-06.
  36. News: Concern Occupies New Home Tomorrow . Los Angeles Times . September 11, 1930 . 8.
  37. News: 1950-06-18. Eastern-Columbia expansion 1950. 26. The Los Angeles Times. 2020-12-06.
  38. News: Haggarty's advertisement . June 23, 1963 . 59.
  39. News: J.J. Haggarty Growth Laid to Enterprise . . 10 November 1940 . 67 (Part IV Society, p.9).
  40. News: Auerbach . Alexander . J.J. Haggarty Dress Chain Forced Out of Business by Debt . 23 April 2019 . . 27 May 1970 . 56 (part III Business & Finance, p.1).
  41. News: New York Store's Life Dream Comes True: J. J. Haggarty Ready to Open New Emporium at Seventh and Grand Tomorrow . Los Angeles Evening Express. September 19, 1917.
  42. News: The "New York" to Start Building . Los Angeles Times . November 19, 1916 . 27.
  43. Web site: 24 May 1914, 79 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. 2020-12-06. Newspapers.com. en.
  44. Web site: 11 Jan 1923, 27 - The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com. 2020-12-06. Newspapers.com. en.
  45. News: Reasons for Expansion Told: Desmond Chief Cites Handicaps of Limited Space . 17 March 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 21 October 1937 . 9.
  46. News: Expansion of Desmond Store Planned . 17 March 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 27 December 1936 . 53.
  47. Web site: 617 W. 7th St. . Google Maps . 17 March 2024 . en.
  48. http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/7197/ "Broadway Plaza", Pacific Coast Architecture Database
  49. News: Desmond's New Store Open Today . 17 March 2024 . The Los Angeles Times . 5 March 1934 . 26 . en.
  50. News: Ad for Barker Bros . Los Angeles Times . September 24, 1984 . 6.
  51. News: Whitaker . Alma . Furniture Has Its Romance: Fascinating Tale Found in Barker Brothers: Enormous Business Started by Outraged Man: Fourth Generation Working at Present Time . 19 May 2019 . Los Angeles Times . July 13, 1931 . 23.
  52. Web site: 1986-04-06. Grand Opening for Downtown Mall Scheduled : Bullock's, May Co. Anchor Stores in Seventh Market Place. 2020-12-06. Los Angeles Times. en-US.

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