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Bullocks Wilshire, located at 3050 Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California , is a 230,000-square foot Art-Deco building completed in 1929 as a luxury Department Store for owner John G. Bullock (owner of the more mainstream Bullock's ). It is noted for its 241-foot tower whose top is sheathed in copper, tarnished green. At one time, the tower peak had a light that could be seen for miles around. The department store served the upper crust of Los Angeles society. In its heyday, Bullocks Wilshire patrons included Mae West , John Wayne , Marlene Dietrich , Alfred Hitchcock , Greta Garbo , Clark Gable . While struggling to become an actress, Angela Lansbury worked here as a clerk and it was at the store's Custom Salon that Irene Lentz began designing costumes for stars to wear that led to an illustrious career in Costume Design with MGM . Over the years, a shift by other luxury stores and boutiques to the west of the city saw the Bullocks Wilshire store fall into decline and it was finally closed in 1994 by its then owners, Macy's . In 2000, the building was restored and adapted for usage by Southwestern University School Of Law . A historic-cultural monument of the City Of Los Angeles , in 1978 it was listed in the National Register Of Historic Places as No.78000685. EXTERNAL LINK |
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