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'''Victor Clothing''' Company was a retail clothing store at 242 S. [[Broadway (Los Angeles)]], [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. |
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| name = Victor Clothing Company |
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| type = Retail clothing store |
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| industry = [[Retail]] |
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| founded = 1926 |
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| defunct = 2001 |
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| hq_location_city = 242 S. Broadway, [[Downtown Los Angeles, California]] |
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| products = [[Men's suits]], furs, dresses |
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| services = Retail clothing sales |
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| fate = Closed due to decreased customer traffic |
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[[Image:Looking north along Broadway at its east side past 2nd St. Hall of Record, L.A. Times, Chamber of Commerce Bldg., 2nd St. Victor Clothing in Crocker Bldg., Pig 'n Whistle in Copp Bldg., 1888 City Hall at far right.jpg|thumb|Looking north along Broadway at its east side past 2nd Street in the c. mid-1920s. Mid-block, Victor Clothing in its location from 1926–1964 in the Crocker Bldg. (#212–6). Pig 'n Whistle in the Copp Bldg. (#218–224). 1888 City Hall at far right.]] |
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| ⚫ | The store reached its heyday in the 1940s and '50s when Broadway was the city's main retail and commercial street and "The Victor" employed more than 50 workers and stocked thousands of men's suits and some furs and dresses for women. In its last decades it was a frequent advertiser on local Spanish-language television. The store closed in 2001, according to the owner due to shrinking customer traffic in the area.<ref name=ladt>http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-victor-no-longer/article_a0238335-e381-5fc6-8926-1d9430ff9237.html</ref> |
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'''Victor Clothing''' Company was a retail clothing store at 242 S. [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]], [[Downtown Los Angeles]]. Originally from 1926–1964 it was located at the Crocker Building #212–6 S. Broadway.<ref name=2B1894-1906>Sanborn Maps of Los Angeles: 1894, vol. 1, plate 8; 1906, vol. 2, plate 131.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The store reached its heyday in the 1940s and '50s when Broadway was the city's main retail and commercial street and "The Victor" employed more than 50 workers and stocked thousands of men's suits and some furs and dresses for women. In its last decades it was a frequent advertiser on local Spanish-language television. The store closed in 2001, according to the owner due to shrinking customer traffic in the area.<ref name="ladt">{{Cite web|last=Maese|first=Kathryn|title=The Victor No Longer|url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/the-victor-no-longer/article_a0238335-e381-5fc6-8926-1d9430ff9237.html|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles|date=9 April 2001 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==''The Pope of Broadway''== |
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The back side of the store facing a parking lot is covered by a famous {{convert|70|ft|m|adj=on}} mural picturing [[Mexican American]] actor [[Anthony Quinn]], ''The Pope of Broadway'', painted by [[Eloy Torrez]] in 1985. It portrays Quinn dancing in the style that he did in the 1964 film ''[[Zorba the Greek]]'', with outstretched arms. It was restored in 2017.<ref>https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pope-broadway-anthony-quinn-20170124-story.html</ref> |
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== Victor Clothing Company murals == |
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Three historic [[public art]] murals dating from 1984-1985 were painted on the exterior walls of the former Victor Clothing Company buildings between Broadway Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles.<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |last1=Branson-Potts |first1=Haley |title=Downtown's 'Pope of Broadway' mural featuring actor Anthony Quinn fully restored by original artist |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pope-broadway-anthony-quinn-20170124-story.html |access-date=17 October 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=24 January 2017}}</ref> |
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* ''Anthony Quinn or The Pope of Broadway'' (1984) by Eloy Torrez |
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* ''El Nuevo Fuego'' (1985) by [[East Los Streetscapers]] |
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* ''The Bride and Groom'' (1985) by [[Kent Twitchell]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{History of Retail in Southern California |
{{History of Retail in Southern California}} |
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[[Category:Clothing retailers of the United States]] |
[[Category:Clothing retailers of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Defunct companies based in California]] |
[[Category:Defunct companies based in California]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles]] |
[[Category:Companies based in Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:Murals in Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:Broadway (Los Angeles)]] |
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Revision as of 21:30, 19 November 2024
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| Company type | Retail clothing store |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Fate | Closed due to decreased customer traffic |
| Headquarters | 242 S. Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, California |
| Products | Men's suits, furs, dresses |
| Services | Retail clothing sales |
Victor Clothing Company was a retail clothing store at 242 S. Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles. Originally from 1926–1964 it was located at the Crocker Building #212–6 S. Broadway.[1]
The store reached its heyday in the 1940s and '50s when Broadway was the city's main retail and commercial street and "The Victor" employed more than 50 workers and stocked thousands of men's suits and some furs and dresses for women. In its last decades it was a frequent advertiser on local Spanish-language television. The store closed in 2001, according to the owner due to shrinking customer traffic in the area.[2]
Victor Clothing Company murals
Three historic public art murals dating from 1984-1985 were painted on the exterior walls of the former Victor Clothing Company buildings between Broadway Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles.[3]
- Anthony Quinn or The Pope of Broadway (1984) by Eloy Torrez
- El Nuevo Fuego (1985) by East Los Streetscapers
- The Bride and Groom (1985) by Kent Twitchell
References
- ^ Sanborn Maps of Los Angeles: 1894, vol. 1, plate 8; 1906, vol. 2, plate 131.
- ^ Maese, Kathryn (9 April 2001). "The Victor No Longer". Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ Branson-Potts, Haley (24 January 2017). "Downtown's 'Pope of Broadway' mural featuring actor Anthony Quinn fully restored by original artist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.