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Originally Posted by HossC
This Julius Shulman subject certainly isn't new to NLA - it's the Prudential Building on Wilshire Boulevard's Miracle Mile. This is "Job 699: Wurdeman & Becket, Prudential Building (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1950". Several of the pictures also show Orbach's.
Some of the other tenants include Security First National Bank, Kaufman Furs, New York Hat Stores and Innes Shoes.
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Beautiful.
I was especially happy to see Innes Shoes. The Times, describing the store (designed by architect Burton A. Shutt) said it “brings the California outdoor atmosphere” indoors with full length sliding glass doors on both the Wilshire and parking lot entrances.
Innes Shoes (5771 Wilshire) opened September 8, 1949
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The Prudential Building itself had its grand opening November 15, 1948; a "Completion Day" ceremony was held March 8, 1950 to mark the end of all construction.
Ohrbach’s (5711 Wilshire) opened December 2, 1948
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Security First Bank (5779 Wilshire) February 3, 1949.
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Prudential Square Drug Co. (5761 Wilshire) Star studded gala opening August 25, 1949 an went through the weekend. What day is Burt Lancaster going to be there?
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Kaufman Furs (5775 Wilshire) December 1, 1949. Modern design featuring cedar paneling, a mirrored wall and "floating" display racks on almost invisible rods.
New York Hat Store (5773 Wilshire) December 8, 1949. Featuring rustic redwood and cypress trim, native shrubbery, flagstone & untramodern lighting.
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