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Headquarters. California. Former Desmond's Miracle Mile store on Wilshire Blvd. Desmond's Westwood store in 1925. Desmond's was a Los Angeles–based department store, during its existence second only to Harris & Frank as the oldest Los Angeles retail chain, founded in 1862 as a hat shop by Daniel Desmond [1] near the Los Angeles Plaza. [2]
Jun 9, 2016 · Entrance to Desmonds department store, Wilshire Blvd on the Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, 1939. Posted on June 9, 2016 by Martin Turnbull. This is the entrance to the Desmond’s store on Wilshire Blvd. Desmond’s was the first major clothing retailer on the Miracle Mile when it opened in 1929.
Desmond's was a Los Angeles–based department store, during its existence second only to Harris & Frank as the oldest Los Angeles retail chain, founded in 1862 as a hat shop by Daniel Desmond near the Los Angeles Plaza.
Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information. Description. Looking southwest across Wilshire Boulevard towards the eastern section of Desmond's Clothing Store, the first Art Deco landmark tower on the street.
Apr 11, 2012 · But what finally signaled the Miracle Mile's success was the 1929 arrival of a Desmond's inside the Wilshire Tower at Dunsmuir Avenue. With three downtown locations, the department store validated Ross's foresight by placing its fourth branch miles west of the central business district.
Dec 12, 2018 · The former Desmond’s store, center, at 616 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.
The digitized portion of this collection represents the images Schultheis took of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities after he relocated to the area in 1937. The first Desmond's Department Store was opened on Olvera Street in 1862.
