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  2. Bullock's - Wikipedia

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    Bullock's was founded in 1907 at Seventh and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles by John G. Bullock, with the support of The Broadway Department Store owner Arthur Letts. In 1923, Bullock and business partner P.G. Winnett bought out Letts' interest after his death and the companies became completely separated. In 1929 Bullock & Winnett opened a luxury branch on Wilshire Boulevard, referred to at ...

  3. The Last Bookstore - Wikipedia

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    The store was founded in 2005 by Josh Spencer, the first incarnation being inside a Downtown Los Angeles loft. While here, the store sold books and other items online, then, in December 2009, it opened a bookstore at 4th and Main Street.

  4. Dearden's - Wikipedia

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    Dearden's newspaper ad, 1920. Dearden's was a chain of department stores based in Los Angeles that operated for 108 years. It was founded in 1909 by Edgar Dearden, an immigrant from England. Dearden's sold furniture, appliances, cookware, other home goods, jewelry watches, and perfume. It also provided services such as check cashing, travel ...

  5. Victorian Downtown Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    The late- Victorian-era Downtown of Los Angeles in 1880 was centered at the southern end of the Los Angeles Plaza area, and over the next two decades, it extended south and west along Main Street, Spring Street, and Broadway towards Third Street. Most of the 19th-century buildings no longer exist, surviving only in the Plaza area or south of ...

  6. The Grove at Farmers Market - Wikipedia

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    The Grove is a retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, located on parts of the historic Farmers Market. The mall features Nordstrom and Barnes & Noble .

  7. Citadel Outlets - Wikipedia

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    Citadel Outlets. Citadel Outlets, originally Samson Tire and Rubber Factory, built 1929–30. The façade was based on the palace of Assyrian king Sargon II. The Citadel Outlets are an outlet mall in the City of Commerce, California, along the Santa Ana Freeway southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, which features the Exotic Revival architecture of ...

  8. List of Consuls-General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles

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    List of Consuls-General of the United Kingdom in Los Angeles The British Consulate-General, Los Angeles is the United Kingdom 's local consulate for Southern California, as well as Arizona, Utah, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. There is also a Consulate-General in San Francisco. The focus of the consulate is on British investment in the area (the UK is the ...

  9. Getty Center - Wikipedia

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    The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California, is a campus of the Getty Museum and other programs of the Getty Trust. The $1.3 billion center opened to the public on December 16, 1997, [2] and is well known for its architecture, gardens, and views overlooking Los Angeles. The center sits atop a hill connected to a visitors' parking garage at the ...