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| name      = History of Retail in Southern California
 
| name      = History of Retail in Southern California
| title    = Historic Retailers of Southern California
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| title    = [[History of retail in Southern California|History of Retail in Southern California]]
 
| state    = expanded
 
| state    = expanded
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| basestyle = background: {{California/color}}
 
| bodyclass = hlist
 
| bodyclass = hlist
| group1 = [[Department stores]]<br>with origins in…
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| group1 = [[Department stores]]<br/>with origins in…
 
| list1 =  
 
| list1 =  
 
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{{navbox|subgroup
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| basestyle = background: {{California/color}}
 
| group1 = Central<br>Los Angeles
 
| group1 = Central<br>Los Angeles
 
| list1  =  
 
| list1  =  
* [[The Akron]]
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* [[Blackstone Building (Los Angeles)|Blackstone's]]
* [[Blackstone's Department Store|Blackstone's]]
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* [[Bumiller Building#Opening as the Bon Marché department store|Bon Marché]]
 
* [[The Broadway‎]]
 
* [[The Broadway‎]]
 
* [[Bullock's‎]]
 
* [[Bullock's‎]]
 
* [[Bullocks Wilshire]]
 
* [[Bullocks Wilshire]]
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* [[Central Department Store (Los Angeles)|Central Dept. Store]]
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* [[City of Paris (Los Angeles)|City of Paris]]
 
* [[Coulter's]]
 
* [[Coulter's]]
 
* [[Desmond's (department store)|Desmond's]]
 
* [[Desmond's (department store)|Desmond's]]
 
* [[B. H. Dyas]]
 
* [[B. H. Dyas]]
* The Bon Marché
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* [[Eastern Columbia Building|Eastern-Columbia]]
* [[Eastern-Columbia Department Store|Eastern-Columbia]]
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* [[National Stores|Fallas Paredes]]
 
* [[Famous Department Store]] (Cal Hirsch & Sons)
 
* [[Famous Department Store]] (Cal Hirsch & Sons)
 
* [[Fifth Street Store]]
 
* [[Fifth Street Store]]
 
* The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)
 
* The Globe (51st & S. Broadway)
* [[Haggarty's]]
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* [[Haggarty's]] ("New York Store")
* [[Hamburger's]] ("The People's Store")
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* [[J. M. Hale]] Co.
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* [[Hamburger's]] ("People's Store")
 
* [[Harris & Frank]]
 
* [[Harris & Frank]]
* [[Hartfield's]]
 
 
* [[Jacoby Bros.]]
 
* [[Jacoby Bros.]]
* [[May Company California‎|May Co.]]
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* [[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]])
* [[Milliron's]]
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* [[Milliron's]] ([[Milliron's Westchester|Milliron's/Broadway Westchester]])
 
* [[Mullen & Bluett]]
 
* [[Mullen & Bluett]]
 
* [[Myer Siegel]]
 
* [[Myer Siegel]]
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* [[J. W. Robinson's]]
 
* [[J. W. Robinson's]]
 
* [[Robinsons-May]]
 
* [[Robinsons-May]]
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* [[Sears-Pico|Sears Pico Blvd.]]
 
* [[Silverwoods]]
 
* [[Silverwoods]]
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* [[Swelldom]]
 
* [[Ville de Paris (department store)|Ville de Paris]]
 
* [[Ville de Paris (department store)|Ville de Paris]]
* [[Walker's department store|Walker's (Los Angeles)]]  
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* [[Walker's department store|Walker's (L.A.)]]  
  
 
|group2 = Long Beach
 
|group2 = Long Beach
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|group3 = San Diego
 
|group3 = San Diego
 
|list3 =  
 
|list3 =  
* [[Marston's]]
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* Ballard & Brockett
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* [[Colonel Fletcher Building|Barnett-Stine]]
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* Blumberg's/Blumberg-Schoenbrun
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* [[Holzwasser's]]
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* The Hub
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* [[Marston's (department store)|Marston's]]
 
* [[Walker Scott]]
 
* [[Walker Scott]]
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* [[Dorian's|Dorian's (Tijuana)]]
  
 
|group4 = Other
 
|group4 = Other
 
|list4 =  
 
|list4 =  
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* [[Boadway Bros.]] (Pasadena)
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* [[Boston Stores (California)|Boston Stores]] (Inglewood)
 
* [[Brock's]] (Bakersfield)
 
* [[Brock's]] (Bakersfield)
 
* [[Harris Company]] (San Bernardino)
 
* [[Harris Company]] (San Bernardino)
 
* [[Henshey's]] (Santa Monica)
 
* [[Henshey's]] (Santa Monica)
* [[Hinshaw's]] (Arcadia)
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* [[Hinshaw's]] (Arcadia, Whittier)
 
* [[Iver's]] (Highland Park, L.A.)
 
* [[Iver's]] (Highland Park, L.A.)
 
* [[Kitson (store)|Kitson]] (West Hollywood)
 
* [[Kitson (store)|Kitson]] (West Hollywood)
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* [[Boston Stores|Myers]] (Whittier)
 
* [[Nahas]] (North Hollywood, L.A.)
 
* [[Nahas]] (North Hollywood, L.A.)
 
* [[Nash's]] (Pasadena)
 
* [[Nash's]] (Pasadena)
 
* [[Rankin's]] (Santa Ana)
 
* [[Rankin's]] (Santa Ana)
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* [[Robertson Company]] (Hollywood)
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* [[Sears-Pico|Sears Pico–Rimpau]]
 
* S.Q.R. (Anaheim)
 
* S.Q.R. (Anaheim)
 
* [[Webb's]] (Glendale)
 
* [[Webb's]] (Glendale)
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* [[Willets department store|Willets]] (Colton)
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* [[Wineman's]] (Oxnard/Huntington Park)
 
}}
 
}}
|group5 = [[Discount stores]]
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|group5 = [[Clothing store|Clothing]] and [[Shoe store|shoes]]
 
|list5 =  
 
|list5 =  
* [[The Akron]]
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* [[Bond's]]
* [[Pic 'N' Save]]
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* [[C&R Clothiers]]
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* [[Hartfield-Zodys|Hartfield's]]
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* [[Judy's]]
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* [[Edison Brothers Stores|Leed's]] shoes
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* [[Mandel's]] Shoe Stores
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* [[Anchor Blue|Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue]] (clothing)
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* [[Victor Clothing]]
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|group6 = [[Discount stores|Discount]] &<br/>[[Warehouse club|membership]] stores
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|list6 =
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* [[The Akron]] <!-- Akron was an import store, more similar to Pier 1 than Kmart -->
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* [[Curacao (retail store)|Curacao]]
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* [[Fedco]] <!-- the only non-profit members-owned membership store in the country -->
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* [[Fedmart]]
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* [[Gemco]]
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* [[Pic 'N' Save]] <!-- Pic 'N' Save was a closeout store, more similar to Big Lots than Kmart -->
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* [[Unimart (California)|Unimart]] <!-- only the original 2 San Diego stores were membership only stores, the rest were discount stores open to everyone -->
 
* [[White Front]]
 
* [[White Front]]
 
* [[Zody's]]
 
* [[Zody's]]
  
| group6 = [[Drugstores]]
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| group7 = [[Drugstores]]
| list6 =  
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| list7 =  
* [[Disco Drug and Discount Centers]]
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* Disco Drug and Discount Centers
* [[Sav-on]]
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* [[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 -->
 
* [[Schwab's Pharmacy]]
 
* [[Schwab's Pharmacy]]
 
* [[Thrifty PayLess|Thrifty]]
 
* [[Thrifty PayLess|Thrifty]]
  
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| group8 = [[Furniture]] &<br/>Home Furnishings
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| list8  =
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* [[Barker Bros.]]
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* [[Dearden's]]
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* [[Parmelee-Dohrmann]]
  
| group7 = [[Grocery stores]]
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| group9 = [[Grocery stores]]
| list7 =  
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| list9 =  
 
* [[Alpha Beta]]
 
* [[Alpha Beta]]
* [[Boys Markets]] <!-- currently redirect -->
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* [[Boys Markets]] <!-- currently redirect; later merged into Ralphs in 1994 -->
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* Chaffee <!-- was acquired by Safeway in 1920s -->
 
* [[Food Giant (California)|Food Giant]]
 
* [[Food Giant (California)|Food Giant]]
* [[Market Basket (California)|Market Basket]]
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* Giant <!-- Ralphs' warehouse brand in 1980s before Food 4 Less was acquired -->
* [[Pantry Food Stores]]
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* [[Smart & Final|Haas, Baruch & Co./Hellman, Haas & Co.]]
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* [[Hughes Markets]] <!-- currently redirect; later merged into Ralphs in 1996 -->
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* [[Market Basket (California)|Market Basket]] <!-- acquired by Kroger in 1960s and later closed in 1980s -->
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* Pantry Food Stores <!-- chain started in Pasadena -->
 
* [[Pavilions (supermarket)|Pavilions]]
 
* [[Pavilions (supermarket)|Pavilions]]
 
* [[Ralphs]]
 
* [[Ralphs]]
 
* [[Shopping Bag Food Stores|Shopping Bag]]
 
* [[Shopping Bag Food Stores|Shopping Bag]]
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* [[Smart & Final]]
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* Tianguis <!-- Vons Hispanic supermarket (1988–1994) -->
 
* [[Vons]]
 
* [[Vons]]
  
| group8 = [[Warehouse stores]]
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| group10 = Home enter-<br/>tainment, appliances
| list8 =  
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| list10 =  
* [[Fedco]]
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* [[Adray's]]
* [[Fedmart]]
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* Cal Stereo
* [[Gemco]]
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* [[Federated Group]] <!-- (jingle) The Federated Group, the stereo people, who know more, and charge less… for sure!-->
* [[Unimart (California)|Unimart]]
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* Golden Bear Home and Sport Centers <!-- owned by golfer Jack Nicklaus -->
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* Ken Crane's <!-- (1948–2010) also known as Ken Crane's Entertainment City and Ken Crane's Magnavox City -->
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* Leo's Stereo
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* Pacific Stereo
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* Rogersound Labs
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* University Stereo
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| group11 = Home improvement
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| list11  =
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* [[Builders Emporium]]  
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* National Lumber
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* Ole's Home Centers
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|group20 = Other
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| group15 = Music
| list20 =
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| list15  =  
* [[Barker Bros.]] (furniture)
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* [[Sam Goody|Licorice Pizza]] <!-- [[Licorice Pizza (store)]] currently redirect -->
* [[Builders Emporium]] (home imp.)
 
* [[Dearden's]] (furniture)
 
* [[Mandel's]] Shoe Stores
 
* [[Anchor Blue|Miller's Outpost/Anchor Blue]] (clothing)
 
* [[Licorice Pizza (store)|Licorice Pizza]] (music) <!-- currently redirect -->
 
 
* [[Music Plus (defunct store)|Music Plus]] <!-- currently redirect -->
 
* [[Music Plus (defunct store)|Music Plus]] <!-- currently redirect -->
* National Lumber (home imp.)
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* [[Wherehouse Entertainment|The Wherehouse]] <!-- as of nov 2020 - article needs expansion -->
* Ole's Home Centers
 
 
* [[Wallichs Music City]]
 
* [[Wallichs Music City]]
|group99 = Historic<br>on-street<br>shopping
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|group99 = On-street shopping
 
| list99=
 
| list99=
 
*<i>Los Angeles</i>:  
 
*<i>Los Angeles</i>:  
 
* [[Los Angeles Plaza|Plaza]]
 
* [[Los Angeles Plaza|Plaza]]
 
* [[Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s)|1880s-90s CBD]]
 
* [[Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s)|1880s-90s CBD]]
* [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]]
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* [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway (CBD)]]
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* [[Broadway & 87th Street shopping center|Broadway & 87th, South L.A.]]*
 
* [[7th Street (Los Angeles)|Seventh St.]]
 
* [[7th Street (Los Angeles)|Seventh St.]]
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* [[7th Street (Los Angeles)#Flower Street shopping district|Flower St.]]
 
* [[Hollywood Boulevard|Hollywood Blvd.]]
 
* [[Hollywood Boulevard|Hollywood Blvd.]]
* [[Miracle Mile, Los Angeles|Miracle Mile]]
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* [[Lankershim Boulevard|Lankershim, North Hollywood]]
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* [[Miracle Mile, Los Angeles|Miracle Mile]], [[Wilshire Boulevard|Wilshire Blvd.]]
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* [[Westwood Village]] (near UCLA)
 
*<i>Other cities</i>:
 
*<i>Other cities</i>:
* [[Rodeo Drive]] (Beverly Hills)
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* Beverly Hills: [[Rodeo Drive]]
* [[Golden Mall]], Burbank
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* Burbank: [[Golden Mall]]
* [[Downtown Long Beach|Pine St.]] (Long Beach)
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* Huntington Park: [[Pacific Boulevard|Pacific Blvd.]]
* [[Palm Springs|Palm Canyon Drive]] (Palm Springs)
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* Long Beach: [[Downtown Long Beach|Pine St.]]
* [[Lake Street (Pasadena, California)|Lake St. (Pasadena)]]
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* Palm Springs: [[La Plaza (Palm Springs)|La Plaza]]/[[Palm Springs#Shopping district|Palm Canyon Dr.]] - See also [[History of retail in Palm Springs]]
* [[Old Pasadena]]
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* Pasadena: [[Lake Avenue (Pasadena)|Lake Ave.]]
* [[Downtown Santa Ana]]
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* Pasadena: [[Old Pasadena]]
* [[Third Street Promenade|3rd Street]] (Santa Monica)
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* Santa Ana: [[Downtown Santa Ana|4th St.]]
| below =
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* Santa Monica: [[Main Street (Santa Monica, California)|Main St.]] - [[Third Street Promenade|3rd St. Promenade]]  
See also [[:Template:Shopping malls in California|Template: Shopping malls in California]]
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|group111 = L.A.<br/>shopping center<br/>"firsts"
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|list111=
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* 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)
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| group888 = [[List of shopping malls in California|Shopping centers]]
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| list888 =
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{{Shopping centers in Southern California|border=child}}
 
}}<noinclude>
 
}}<noinclude>
{{collapsible option}}
 
 
[[Category:History of Los Angeles]]
 
[[Category:History of Los Angeles]]
 
[[Category:History of California]]
 
[[Category:History of California]]
 
[[Category:Defunct department stores based in Greater Los Angeles]]
 
[[Category:Defunct department stores based in Greater Los Angeles]]
 
</noinclude>
 
</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 11:20, 2 February 2021