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Desmond's is a British television sitcom broadcast by Channel 4 from 5 January 1989 to 19 December 1994. Conceived and co-written by Trix Worrell , and produced by Charlie Hanson and Humphrey Barclay , [2] Desmond's stars Norman Beaton as barber Desmond Ambrose, whose shop is a gathering place for an assortment of local characters.
Silverwoods. Silverwoods, originally promoted as F. B. Silverwood, after its founder, was a men's clothing store chain founded in Los Angeles in 1894 by Francis Bernard (F.B. "Daddy") Silverwood, a Canadian-American originally from near Lindsay, Ontario. He was a colorful character covered in the newspapers, a "songster" composer of popular ...
Apr 23, 2023 · The back side of Desmond’s department store at 1001 Westwood Blvd, Westwood, Los Angeles, 1925 |. ← A five-globe streetlight blacked-out on top at the corner of Main and 33rd Streets, south of downtown Los Angeles, circa 1943. Crowds gather at night outside Schwab’s Pharmacy, 8024 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, 1950 →.
Daniel Desmond Former Desmond's flagship store at 616 S. Broadway, Los Angeles Daniel Desmond (b. Oct. 9, 1833, Cork, Ireland – d. January 23, 1903, Los Angeles) [1] [2] was an Irish-American retail store owner, the founder of Desmond's , a Los Angeles–based department store, during most of its existence the oldest major retailer in the ...
Dec 27, 2018 · Downtown on Broadway stands the former home of one of Los Angeles' most notable high-end department stores. Built in 1925, Desmond's was one of eight started by Daniel Desmond, a hat manufacturer ...
Two exterior and sixteen interior views of Desmond's Department Store in Los Angeles. Interior views are of various stores located at 616 S. Broadway, W. 7th and Hope, 453 S. Spring, 5500 Wilshire Blvd. and Westwood Village. Mott no. 630 refers to National Cash Register; no. 603 refers to Desmond's.1992-4063 (630-13) Westlake store interior -- 1992-4064 (630-14) and 1992-4065 (630-15) men's ...
Apr 6, 2017 · This paper will present a case study of the renovation—including a seismic retrofit and addition—of an historic non-ductile concrete building located in Los Angeles, California. Designed in 1916, the building was used as a Willys-Overland car dealership and then as a Desmond’s department store warehouse.
