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| name = History of Retail in Southern California<br />
| title = [[History of Retail in Southern California]]<br />
| state = expanded<br />
| basestyle = background: {{California/color}}<br />
| bodyclass = hlist<br />
| group1 = [[Department stores]]<br/>with origins in…<br />
| list1 = <br />
{{navbox|subgroup<br />
| basestyle = background: {{California/color}}<br />
| group1 = Central<br>Los Angeles<br />
| list1 = <br />
* [[Blackstone Building (Los Angeles)|Blackstone's]]<br />
* [[Bumiller Building#Opening as the Bon Marché department store|Bon Marché]]<br />
* [[The Broadway]]<br />
* [[Bullock's]]<br />
* [[Bullocks Wilshire]]<br />
* [[City of Paris (Los Angeles)|City of Paris]]<br />
* [[Coulter's]]<br />
* [[Desmond's (department store)|Desmond's]]<br />
* [[B. H. Dyas]]<br />
* [[Eastern Columbia Building|Eastern-Columbia]]<br />
* [[National Stores|Fallas Paredes]]<br />
* [[Famous Department Store]] (Cal Hirsch & Sons)<br />
* [[Fifth Street Store]]<br />
* The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)<br />
* [[Haggarty's]] ("New York Store")<br />
* [[J. M. Hale]] Co.<br />
* [[Hamburger's]] ("People's Store")<br />
* [[Harris & Frank]]<br />
* [[Jacoby Bros.]]<br />
* [[May Company California|May Co.]] (buildings: [[May Company Building (Broadway, Los Angeles)|May Co. Downtown LA]] - [[May Company Building (Wilshire, Los Angeles)|May Co. Wilshire]] - [[May Company Building (Mission Valley, San Diego)|May Co. Mission Valley]])<br />
* [[Milliron's]] ([[Milliron's Westchester|Milliron's/Broadway Westchester]])<br />
* [[Mullen & Bluett]]<br />
* [[Myer Siegel]]<br />
* [[Phelps-Terkel]]<br />
* [[J. W. Robinson's]]<br />
* [[Robinsons-May]]<br />
* [[Sears-Pico|Sears Pico Blvd.]]<br />
* [[Silverwoods]]<br />
* [[Swelldom]]<br />
* [[Ville de Paris (department store)|Ville de Paris]]<br />
* [[Walker's department store|Walker's (L.A.)]] <br />
<br />
|group2 = Long Beach<br />
|list2 = <br />
* [[Buffums]]<br />
* [[Robert's]]<br />
* [[Walker's department store|Walker's (Long Beach)]]<br />
<br />
|group3 = San Diego<br />
|list3 = <br />
* Ballard & Brockett<br />
* [[Colonel Fletcher Building|Barnett-Stine]]<br />
* Blumberg's/Blumberg-Schoenbrun<br />
* [[Holzwasser's]]<br />
* The Hub<br />
* [[Marston's (department store)|Marston's]]<br />
* [[Walker Scott]]<br />
* [[Dorian's|Dorian's (Tijuana)]]<br />
<br />
|group4 = Other<br />
|list4 = <br />
* [[Boadway Bros.]] (Pasadena)<br />
* [[Boston Stores]] (Inglewood)<br />
* [[Brock's]] (Bakersfield)<br />
* [[Harris Company]] (San Bernardino)<br />
* [[Henshey's]] (Santa Monica)<br />
* [[Hinshaw's]] (Arcadia)<br />
* [[Iver's]] (Highland Park, L.A.)<br />
* [[Kitson (store)|Kitson]] (West Hollywood)<br />
* [[Boston Stores|Myers]] (Whittier)<br />
* [[Nahas]] (North Hollywood, L.A.)<br />
* [[Nash's]] (Pasadena)<br />
* [[Rankin's]] (Santa Ana)<br />
* [[Robertson Company]] (Hollywood)<br />
* [[Sears-Pico|Sears Pico–Rimpau]]<br />
* S.Q.R. (Anaheim)<br />
* [[Webb's]] (Glendale)<br />
* [[Willets department store|Willets]] (Colton)<br />
* [[Wineman's]] (Oxnard/Huntington Park)<br />
}}<br />
|group5 = [[Clothing store|Clothing]] and [[Shoe store|shoes]]<br />
|list5 = <br />
*[[Bond's]]<br />
*[[C&R Clothiers]]<br />
* [[Hartfield-Zodys|Hartfield's]]<br />
* [[Judy's]]<br />
* [[Edison Brothers Stores|Leed's]] shoes<br />
* [[Mandel's]] Shoe Stores<br />
* [[Anchor Blue|Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue]] (clothing)<br />
* [[Victor Clothing]]<br />
<br />
|group6 = [[Discount stores|Discount]] &<br/>[[Warehouse club|membership]] stores<br />
|list6 = <br />
* [[The Akron]] <!-- Akron was an import store, more similar to Pier 1 than Kmart --><br />
* [[Curacao (retail store)|Curacao]]<br />
* [[Fedco]] <!-- the only non-profit members-owned membership store in the country --><br />
* [[Fedmart]]<br />
* [[Gemco]] <br />
* [[Pic 'N' Save]] <!-- Pic 'N' Save was a closeout store, more similar to Big Lots than Kmart --><br />
* [[Unimart (California)|Unimart]] <!-- only the original 2 San Diego stores were membership only stores, the rest were discount stores open to everyone --><br />
* [[White Front]]<br />
* [[Zody's]]<br />
<br />
| group7 = [[Drugstores]]<br />
| list7 = <br />
* Disco Drug and Discount Centers<br />
* [[Sav-on]] <!-- current article mentions a lot of history of Osco but very little on Sav-on --><!-- (jingle) save a nickel, save a dime... at Sav-on --><br />
* [[Schwab's Pharmacy]]<br />
* [[Thrifty PayLess|Thrifty]]<br />
<br />
| group8 = [[Furniture]] &<br/>Home Furnishings<br />
| list8 = <br />
* [[Barker Bros.]] <br />
* [[Dearden's]] <br />
*[[Parmelee-Dohrmann]]<br />
<br />
| group9 = [[Grocery stores]]<br />
| list9 = <br />
* [[Alpha Beta]]<br />
* [[Boys Markets]] <!-- currently redirect; later merged into Ralphs in 1994 --><br />
* Chaffee <!-- was acquired by Safeway in 1920s --><br />
* [[Food Giant (California)|Food Giant]]<br />
* Giant <!-- Ralphs' warehouse brand in 1980s before Food 4 Less was acquired --><br />
* [[Smart & Final|Haas, Baruch & Co./Hellman, Haas & Co.]]<br />
* [[Hughes Markets]] <!-- currently redirect; later merged into Ralphs in 1996 --><br />
* [[Market Basket (California)|Market Basket]] <!-- acquired by Kroger in 1960s and later closed in 1980s --><br />
* Pantry Food Stores<br />
* [[Pavilions (supermarket)|Pavilions]]<br />
* [[Ralphs]]<br />
* [[Shopping Bag Food Stores|Shopping Bag]]<br />
* [[Smart & Final]]<br />
* Tianguis <!-- Vons Hispanic supermarket (1988–1994) --><br />
* [[Vons]]<br />
<br />
| group10 = Home enter-<br/>tainment, appliances<br />
| list10 = <br />
* [[Adray's]]<br />
* Cal Stereo<br />
* [[Federated Group]] <!-- (jingle) The Federated Group, the stereo people, who know more, and charge less… for sure!--><br />
* Golden Bear Home and Sport Centers <!-- owned by golfer Jack Nicklaus --><br />
* Ken Crane's <!-- (1948–2010) also known as Ken Crane's Entertainment City and Ken Crane's Magnavox City --><br />
* Leo's Stereo<br />
* Pacific Stereo<br />
* Rogersound Labs<br />
* University Stereo<br />
<br />
| group11 = Home improvement <br />
| list11 = <br />
* [[Builders Emporium]] <br />
* National Lumber<br />
* Ole's Home Centers<br />
<br />
<br />
| group15 = Music<br />
| list15 = <br />
* [[Sam Goody|Licorice Pizza]] <!-- currently redirect --><br />
* [[Music Plus (defunct store)|Music Plus]] <!-- currently redirect --><br />
* [[Trans World Entertainment|The Wherehouse]] <!-- currently redirect --><br />
* [[Wallichs Music City]]<br />
<br />
|group99 = On-street shopping<br />
| list99=<br />
*<i>Los Angeles</i>: <br />
* [[Los Angeles Plaza|Plaza]]<br />
* [[Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s)|1880s-90s CBD]]<br />
* [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway (CBD)]]<br />
* [[Broadway & 87th Street shopping center|Broadway & 87th, South L.A.]]*<br />
* [[7th Street (Los Angeles)|Seventh St.]]<br />
* [[7th Street (Los Angeles)#Flower Street shopping district|Flower St.]]<br />
* [[Hollywood Boulevard|Hollywood Blvd.]]<br />
* [[Lankershim Boulevard|Lankershim, North Hollywood]]<br />
* [[Miracle Mile, Los Angeles|Miracle Mile]], [[Wilshire Boulevard|Wilshire Blvd.]]<br />
* [[Westwood Village]] (near UCLA)<br />
*<i>Other cities</i>:<br />
* Beverly Hills: [[Rodeo Drive]]<br />
* Burbank: [[Golden Mall]]<br />
* Huntington Park: [[Pacific Boulevard|Pacific Blvd.]]<br />
* Long Beach: [[Downtown Long Beach|Pine St.]]<br />
* Palm Springs: [[La Plaza (Palm Springs)|La Plaza]]/[[Palm Springs#Shopping district|Palm Canyon Dr.]]<br />
* Pasadena: [[Lake Avenue (Pasadena)|Lake Ave.]]<br />
* Pasadena: [[Old Pasadena]]<br />
* Santa Ana: [[Downtown Santa Ana|4th St.]]<br />
* Santa Monica: [[Main Street (Santa Monica, California)|Main St.]] - [[Third Street Promenade|3rd St. Promenade]] <br />
|group111 = L.A.<br/>shopping center<br/>"firsts"<br />
|list111=<br />
* Oldest origins of a major L.A. chain: [[Harris & Frank]] (1876) - 1st dept. store on Broadway: [[Ville de Paris (department store)|A. Fusenot Co./Ville de Paris]] - 1st dept. store on 7th off Broadway: [[J. W. Robinson's]] (1915) - 1st planned shopping district: [[Westwood Village]] (1929) - 1st suburban dept. store branch: [[B. H. Dyas]]/[[Broadway Hollywood]] (1927) - 1st center with multiple supermarkets: [[Broadway & 87th Street shopping center]] (1936) - 1st center with department store anchor: [[Broadway-Crenshaw Center]] (1947) - 1st enclosed mall: [[Lakewood Center]] (1951) - 1st mall in Orange County: [[Anaheim Plaza]] (1955) - 1st center with 4 dept. stores: [[Panorama City Shopping Center]] (1964)<br />
| group888 = [[List of shopping malls in California|Shopping centers]]<br />
| list888 = <br />
{{Shopping centers in Southern California|border=child}}<br />
}}<noinclude><br />
[[Category:History of Los Angeles]]<br />
[[Category:History of California]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct department stores based in Greater Los Angeles]]<br />
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