We're back to retail for today's Julius Shulman post. This is
"Job 531: Rowland H. Crawford, Sears, Roebuck and Company (Santa Monica, Calif.), 1949". I'm not sure why they put the kiosk on the ledge!
Getty Research Institute
Here's the store in an aerial from the 1955 blimp series which I've used many times before. It looks like it would have been highly visible from the nearby intersection.
Detail of picture in
USC Digital Library
This is roughly the same view today. As you can see, the store is still there, but the road layout has changed over the years.
Google Maps
Finally, a ground-level view of the store at 302 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica. At least they've got the kiosk in the right place now
.
GSV