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{{Short description|Defunct department store chain}}
{{Short description|Department store chain}}
{{About|the former department store|other uses of the term|Broadway (disambiguation)}}
{{About|the former department store|other uses of the term|Broadway (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2008}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2008}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = The Broadway
| name = The Broadway
| logo = broadway2.jpg
| logo = The Broadway Department Store Final Logo.png
| type = [[Department store]]
| type = [[Department store]]
| fate = Converted to [[Macy's]]
| fate = Converted to [[Macy's]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1896|2|24}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1896|2|24}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|1996}}
| defunct = {{end date and age|1996}}
| founder = [[Arthur Letts Sr.]]
| founder = [[Arthur Letts Sr.]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| location = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| industry = [[Retail]]
| products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
| products = Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
| parent =
| parent =
}}
}}


'''The Broadway''' was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Founded in 1896 by English-born [[Arthur Letts]] Sr., and named after what was once the [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|city's main shopping street]],<ref name="lat-1991feb12">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-12-mn-1126-story.html |title=The Broadway: Bright History, Uncertain Future |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 12, 1991 |first=Martha |last=Groves}}</ref> the Broadway became a dominant retailer in Southern California and the Southwest. Its fortunes eventually declined, and Federated Department Stores (now [[Macy's, Inc.]]) bought the chain in 1995. In 1996, Broadway stores were either closed or converted into [[Macy's]] and [[Bloomingdales]].
'''The Broadway''' was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Founded in 1896 by English-born [[Arthur Letts]] Sr., and named after what was once the [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|city's main shopping street]],<ref name="lat-1991feb12">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-12-mn-1126-story.html |title=The Broadway: Bright History, Uncertain Future |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 12, 1991 |first=Martha |last=Groves}}</ref> the Broadway became a dominant retailer in Southern California and the Southwest. Its fortunes eventually declined, and Federated Department Stores (now [[Macy's, Inc.]]) bought the chain in 1995. In 1996, Broadway stores were either closed or converted into [[Macy's]] and [[Bloomingdales]], some of which were sold and converted to [[Sears]], including the [[Stonewood Center]] and [[Whittwood Town Center]] locations.


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Broadway Department Store, Los Angeles, ca.1908-1910 (CHS-2616).jpg|thumb|Original Broadway store as seen around 1908–1910]]
[[File:Broadway Department Store, Los Angeles, ca.1908-1910 (CHS-2616).jpg|thumb|Original Broadway store as seen around 1908–1910]]
[[File:View on Hill Street looking south from Fourth Street to Fifth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910-1919 (CHS-2430).jpg|thumb|Back entrance, east side of Hill between 4th and 5th.]]
[[File:View on Hill Street looking south from Fourth Street to Fifth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1910-1919 (CHS-2430).jpg|thumb|Back entrance, east side of Hill between 4th and 5th.]]
[[File:The Broadway Department Store 01.jpg|thumb|The 1913–1973 [[Downtown Los Angeles]] flagship store]]
[[File:The Broadway Department Store 01.jpg|thumb|The 1913–1973 [[Broadway Mart Center|Downtown Los Angeles flagship store]]]]
[[File:Broadway Hollywood Building sign.jpg|thumb|Sign atop the former [[Broadway Building (Hollywood)|Broadway-Hollywood branch]], still present today long after the store's closure]]
[[File:Broadway Hollywood Building sign.jpg|thumb|Sign atop the former [[Broadway Building (Hollywood)|Broadway-Hollywood branch]], still present today long after the store's closure]]


=== Origins ===
=== Origins ===
In 1895, J. A. Williams formed J. A. Williams & Co., built and opened his J. A. Williams & Co. Dry Goods Store on August 29, 1895 in the new Hallett & Pirtle Building designed by [[Frederick Rice Dorn]], who would later design the Marsh-Strong building and The [[Broadway Hollywood]]. Williams had a 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the building's ground floor. Other tenants included Pearson Draperies, the La Veta restaurant, medical offices, apartments,<ref name="pcad1">{{cite web |title=Hallett and Pirtle Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/19294/ |website=PCAD |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="hallett-pirtle-architecture">{{cite news | title = Hallett & Pirtle Block | newspaper = Los Angeles Herald | date = August 4, 1895 | page = 6}}</ref> and later on the Hotel Savoy.
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In 1895, J. A. Williams formed J. A. Williams & Co., built and opened his Broadway Department Store on August 29, 1895. In February, 1896 the store was liquidated, and Arthur Letts bought the name, assets, fixtures, and the building lease for $8377 and, on February 24, 1896, the Broadway started operating under Letts.<ref name="lat-1991feb12" /><ref name="blogdowntown-2011nov11">{{cite news |url=http://blogdowntown.com/2011/11/6485-38-years-ago-broadway-department-store-moved |title=38 Years Ago: Broadway Department Store Moved Off Namesake Street |website=Blogdowntown |publisher=[[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] |date=November 16, 2011 |first=Eric |last=Richardson}}</ref><ref name="lah-1896february22">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960222.2.29&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22arthur+letts%22------# |title=City News In Brief |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 22, 1896 |page=7 |volume=45 |number=134 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The stock of the Broadway store has been sold by the board of trade to Arthur Letts for the sum of $8377.}}</ref> The previous owners had a good location in a recently constructed building at the southwest corner of [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] and Fourth Streets,<ref name="lah-1895august04">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18950804.2.28# |title=Hallett And Pirtle Block |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=August 4, 1895 |page=6 |volume=44 |number=115 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The Superb New Broadway Structure at The Corner of Fourth Office and Mercantile Apartments of Modern Proportions The Upper Story to Be Utilized as a First Class Lodging Hotel With a Roof Garden}}</ref> but had all of its assets seized by their creditors for failure to pay its bills after just four short months of operations.<ref name="lah-1895august29">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18950829.2.18&srpos=3&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=Grand Opening Today; Finest Store of the Kind on the Pacific Coast Designed Like "The Fair"; Eighteen Departments Will Be Maintained |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=August 29, 1895 |page=5 |volume=44 |number=140 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The new institution will be styled J.A. Williams & Co., the members of the firm being Mr. J. A. Williams, and Mr. B.F. Overman. The place of business will be styled the Broadway Department Store, and it will occupy apartments in the Hallett & Pirtle building, at the corner of Fourth and Broadway.}}</ref><ref name="sfc-1896january24">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18960124.2.47.6&srpos=36&e=-------en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=A Los Angeles Failure. |newspaper=[[San Francisco Call]] |date=January 24, 1896 |page=3 |volume=79 |number=55 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=Broadway Department Store Attached by Several Creditors Yesterday.}}</ref><ref name="lah-1896february13">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960213.2.15.2&srpos=37&e=-------en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=For Sale: Stock and Fixtures of Broadway Department Store |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 13, 1896 |page=4 |volume=45 |number=125 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The Creditors' Committee in the matter of J.A. Williams & Co. will receive sealed bids for the stock, fixtures and fittings of the Broadway Department Store, Pirtle Building, southwest corner Broadway and Fourth Street.}}</ref> In contrast, Letts was able to pay off all of his creditors in a short period of time after acquiring the assets for the failed store by the quick sale of the same assets and by watching his expenses.<ref name="lah-1896february23">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960223.2.50.1# |title=Broadway Department Store |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 23, 1896 |volume=45 |number=135 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The entire stock of J.A. Williams & Co. will be placed on sale Monday, February 24th, and must be Closed Out in Thirty Days...Broadway Department Store; Arthur Letts, Assignee; Corner Fourth and Broadway.}}</ref><ref name="smb-1918feb">{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DjHnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA202 |title=How They Did It |magazine=System: The Magazine of Business |volume=33 |number=2 |date=February 1918 |pages=200–202 |first=Paul |last=Findlay}}</ref>

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In February, 1896, Williams went bankrupt and his store was liquidated. Arthur Letts bought the (by then "The Broadway Department Store") name, assets, fixtures, and lease for $8,377. On February 24th of that year, The Broadway started operating under Letts.<ref name="lat-1991feb12" /><ref name="blogdowntown-2011nov11">{{cite news |url=http://blogdowntown.com/2011/11/6485-38-years-ago-broadway-department-store-moved |title=38 Years Ago: Broadway Department Store Moved Off Namesake Street |website=Blogdowntown |publisher=[[KPCC (radio station)|KPCC]] |date=November 16, 2011 |first=Eric |last=Richardson}}</ref><ref name="lah-1896february22">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960222.2.29&srpos=1&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22arthur+letts%22------# |title=City News In Brief |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 22, 1896 |page=7 |volume=45 |number=134 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The stock of the Broadway store has been sold by the board of trade to Arthur Letts for the sum of $8377.}}</ref> The previous owners had a good location in a recently constructed building at the southwest corner of [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] and Fourth Streets,<ref name="lah-1895august04">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18950804.2.28# |title=Hallett And Pirtle Block |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=August 4, 1895 |page=6 |volume=44 |number=115 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The Superb New Broadway Structure at The Corner of Fourth Office and Mercantile Apartments of Modern Proportions The Upper Story to Be Utilized as a First Class Lodging Hotel With a Roof Garden}}</ref> but had all of its assets seized by their creditors for failure to pay its bills after just four short months of operations.<ref name="lah-1895august29">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18950829.2.18&srpos=3&e=-------en--20--1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=Grand Opening Today; Finest Store of the Kind on the Pacific Coast Designed Like "The Fair"; Eighteen Departments Will Be Maintained |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=August 29, 1895 |page=5 |volume=44 |number=140 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The new institution will be styled J.A. Williams & Co., the members of the firm being Mr. J. A. Williams, and Mr. B.F. Overman. The place of business will be styled the Broadway Department Store, and it will occupy apartments in the Hallett & Pirtle building, at the corner of Fourth and Broadway.}}</ref><ref name="sfc-1896january24">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SFC18960124.2.47.6&srpos=36&e=-------en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=A Los Angeles Failure. |newspaper=[[San Francisco Call]] |date=January 24, 1896 |page=3 |volume=79 |number=55 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=Broadway Department Store Attached by Several Creditors Yesterday.}}</ref><ref name="lah-1896february13">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960213.2.15.2&srpos=37&e=-------en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-%22Broadway+Department+Store%22------# |title=For Sale: Stock and Fixtures of Broadway Department Store |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 13, 1896 |page=4 |volume=45 |number=125 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The Creditors' Committee in the matter of J.A. Williams & Co. will receive sealed bids for the stock, fixtures and fittings of the Broadway Department Store, Pirtle Building, southwest corner Broadway and Fourth Street.}}</ref> In contrast, Letts was able to pay off all of his creditors in a short period of time after acquiring the assets for the failed store by the quick sale of the same assets and by watching his expenses.<ref name="lah-1896february23">{{cite news |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH18960223.2.50.1# |title=Broadway Department Store |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Herald]] |date=February 23, 1896 |volume=45 |number=135 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |via=[[California Digital Newspaper Collection]] |quote=The entire stock of J.A. Williams & Co. will be placed on sale Monday, February 24th, and must be Closed Out in Thirty Days...Broadway Department Store; Arthur Letts, Assignee; Corner Fourth and Broadway.}}</ref><ref name="smb-1918feb">{{cite news |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DjHnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA202 |title=How They Did It |magazine=System: The Magazine of Business |volume=33 |number=2 |date=February 1918 |pages=200–202 |first=Paul |last=Findlay}}</ref>


In a short period of time, the business was doing so well, that it had to expand into adjacent store fronts.
In a short period of time, the business was doing so well, that it had to expand into adjacent store fronts.
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Between 1900 and 1910, the population of Los Angeles more than tripled. [[Bullock's]], in 1907, and [[Hamburger's]] (later [[May Company California|May Co.]]), in 1908, had both opened stores occupying entire city blocks. It was clear to Letts that The Broadway needed a new, much larger building.<ref name="blogdowntown-2011nov11" />
Between 1900 and 1910, the population of Los Angeles more than tripled. [[Bullock's]], in 1907, and [[Hamburger's]] (later [[May Company California|May Co.]]), in 1908, had both opened stores occupying entire city blocks. It was clear to Letts that The Broadway needed a new, much larger building.<ref name="blogdowntown-2011nov11" />


In 1912 The Broadway announced plans for a new nine-story building with nearly 11 acres of floor space to be built in several phases at the same location (320 W. Fourth St., southwest corner of Broadway, now the Junipero Serra state office building). The store would have 11 passenger and 4 freight elevators; three entrances on Broadway, one on Fourth St. and one on Hill St. The architect was John Joseph (J. J.) Frauenfelder of [[John and Donald Parkinson|Parkinson & Bergstrom]].<ref name=archi>{{cite news |title=Plans Out for Mammoth Store |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800220/plans-out-for-mammoth-store/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 1912}}</ref><ref name="laconservancy" /> with construction starting in 1913 while the current store remained in business.<ref name="smb-1918feb" />
In 1912 The Broadway announced plans for a new nine-story building with nearly 11 acres of floor space to be built at the same location (320 W. Fourth St., southwest corner of Broadway, now the Junipero Serra state office building).<ref name=archi>{{cite news |title=Plans Out for Mammoth Store |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800220/plans-out-for-mammoth-store/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 29, 1912}}</ref><ref name=conservancy>{{cite web|title=Junipero Serra State Office Building|publisher=[[Los Angeles Conservancy]]|url=https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/junipero-serra-state-office-building/|accessdate=November 17, 2024}}</ref> [[Broadway Mart Center|The building]] was completed in 1915.<ref name=doubled>{{cite news |title=Store Doubled in Few Hours: Expansion of The Broadway Seems Feat of Magic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52801013/store-doubled-in-few-hours/ |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 17, 1915}}</ref>

The first phase was to acquire space in the first three floors of the Clark Hotel Building along Hill St.; the hotel backed up to the Broadway's existing store. This {{convert|71000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} Hill Street "division" (wing), as it was then called, opened as a new part of the store. The departments from the southern half of the existing store along Broadway were transferred to the Hill St. space on November 3, 1913.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flits without Hour's Loss: Big Department Store Moves between Days |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52801917/flits-without-hours-loss/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 2, 1913}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Advertisement for The Broadway |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52801558/important-announcement-in-broadway/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 3, 1913}}</ref>

The second phase was to demolish the southern building of the existing store complex, along Broadway, and build the southern half of the new Broadway store in its place. This section ({{convert|96600|sqft|sqm}}) opened on August 10, 1914. Departments from the northern half of the store facing Broadway and Fourth streets were transferred into the new space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gray |first=Olive |title=Broadway's First Unit Attracts Thousands |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800578/broadways-first-unit-attracts-thousands/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 11, 1914}}</ref><ref name="army">{{cite news |title=Small Army Moves Store Contents: Broadway Department to Open in its New Quarters Tomorrow |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800835/small-army-moves-store-contents/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 9, 1914}}</ref>

Finally, the northern half of the store along Broadway was removed and the northern half of the new Broadway store was built. This section opened on June 25, 1915,<ref>{{cite news |title=Greater Broadway Department Store to Throw Open Doors Monday: Structure is Model of Safety and Possesses Conveniences of Special Merit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52801157/los-angeles-evening-express/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 16, 1915}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Store Doubled in Few Hours: Expansion of The Broadway Seems Feat of Magic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52801013/store-doubled-in-few-hours/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 17, 1915}}</ref> although the formal inauguration was during Fashion Week on September 16, 1915.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Store to Greet Guests: Indoor Inspection Plans for the "Broadway" |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800916/new-store-to-greet-guests-indoor/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 15, 1915}}</ref>


The new "New and Greater Broadway store", as it was advertised,<ref>{{cite news |title=The Up-Building of the New and Greater Broadway (advertisement) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800115/the-up-building-of-the-new-and-greater/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 3, 1913}}</ref> had {{convert|242|ft}} of storefront along Broadway and {{convert|166|ft}} along Fourth Street. It was 9 stories high and covered {{convert|11|acre|ha}}, stretching from Broadway all the way west to Hill Street, which also had an entrance.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
The new "New and Greater Broadway store", as it was advertised,<ref>{{cite news |title=The Up-Building of the New and Greater Broadway (advertisement) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52800115/the-up-building-of-the-new-and-greater/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 3, 1913}}</ref> had {{convert|242|ft}} of storefront along Broadway and {{convert|166|ft}} along Fourth Street. It was 9 stories high and covered {{convert|11|acre|ha}}, stretching from Broadway all the way west to Hill Street, which also had an entrance.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}


On November 10, 1924, The Broadway added another building, {{convert|80|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|123|ft|m}} deep, immediately west of the main building along Fourth Street, thus adding {{convert|119790|sqft|sqm}} of floor space over ten above-ground and three below-ground floors. It added six passenger and three freight elevators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latest Features in Dept. Store Construction Here: Congestion in Main Building to be Relieved by Additions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52824535/latest-features-in-dept-store/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 8, 1924}}</ref><ref name="frame">{{cite news |title=Framework is now finished: Construction Started Late Last Fall: Additional Will Be Completed During July: Department Store Growth Is Consistent |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52200322/framework-is-now-finished-broadway/ |access-date=2020-05-26 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 23, 1924 |page=91}}</ref>
On November 10, 1924, The Broadway added another building, {{convert|80|ft|m}} wide and {{convert|123|ft|m}} deep, immediately west of the main building along Fourth Street, thus adding {{convert|119790|sqft|sqm}} of floor space over ten above-ground and three below-ground floors. It added six passenger and three freight elevators.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latest Features in Dept. Store Construction Here: Congestion in Main Building to be Relieved by Additions |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52824535/latest-features-in-dept-store/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 8, 1924}}</ref><ref name="frame">{{cite news |title=Framework is now finished: Construction Started Late Last Fall: Additional Will Be Completed During July: Department Store Growth Is Consistent |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52200322/framework-is-now-finished-broadway/ |access-date=2020-05-26 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 23, 1924 |page=91}}</ref>
[[File:Broadway2.jpg|thumb|Classic logo]]

In summary, the Downtown flagship store evolved in size as follows:<ref name="frame" />
In summary, the Downtown flagship store evolved in size as follows:<ref name="frame" />
{|class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:top;"
{|class="wikitable" style="vertical-align:top;"
! rowspan = 2 |Date
! rowspan = 2 |Date
! colspan = 2 |Total floor space
! colspan = 2 |Total floor space
! rowspan = 2 |Addition
! rowspan = 2 |Remarks
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! Sq ft
! Sq ft
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|-
| 1898
| 1898
| 12,000
| {{cvt|12000|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|12000|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|12000|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the ground floor of the 1895 Hallett & Pirtle Building, taking over the bankrupt J. A. Williams & Co. dry goods store.<ref name="pcad1">{{cite web |title=Hallett and Pirtle Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/19294/ |website=PCAD |access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="hallett-pirtle-architecture">{{cite news | title = Hallett & Pirtle Block | newspaper = Los Angeles Herald | date = August 4, 1895 | page = 6}}</ref>
|
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| 1900
| 1900
| {{cvt|19520|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|19520|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|19520|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|19520|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
|
|
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| 1902
| 1902
| 28,520
| {{cvt|28520|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|28520|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|28520|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| By 1901, had grown to a 200-foot storefront along Broadway<ref name=t1901>{{cite news | title = Manager's Reception | newspaper = The Los Angeles Times | date = October 9, 1901 | page = 5}}</ref>
|
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| 1904
| 1904
| 48,040
| {{cvt|48040|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|48040|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|48040|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
|
|
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| 1905
| {{dts|1913|11|3}}
| c.&nbsp;89,700
| {{cvt|95000|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|95000|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| c.&nbsp;{{cvt|89690|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| Acquired use of 2nd and 3rd floors above the original 1896 store, which had been the Hotel Savoy. This added {{cvt|41650|sqft|sqm}}.<ref>{{cite news | title = Letts Gets the Hotel Savoy | newspaper = Los Angeles Herald | date = January 8, 1905 | page = 10}}</ref>
| Construction of new building begins in phases. Southern half of store (ca. 24,000 sq ft) moves to 3 floors of Clark Hotel Building on Hill St. (71,000 sq ft) and is razed and rebuilt.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{dts|1914|8|10}}
| {{cvt|117000|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{cvt|117000|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| New larger southern half (96,000 sq ft) of Broadway-facing building opens. Departments from northern half (ca. 24,000 sq ft) move into it.
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
|-style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{dts|1915|6|25}}
| {{dts|1915|6|25}}
| {{Convert|457210|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{Convert|457210|sqft|sqft|disp=number}}
| {{Convert|457210|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| {{Convert|457210|sqft|sqm|disp=number}}
| [[Broadway Mart Center|New building]] opens.
| New larger northern half of Broadway-facing building opens, thus completing the new 9-story building with "nearly 11 acres" of floor space.
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=== Dissolution ===
=== Dissolution ===
The Broadway's parent Carter Hawley Hale Stores ran into financial difficulties which resulted from poor management decisions and hostile [[takeover]] attempts. In 1996 the chain was acquired by [[Federated Department Stores]] and the majority of locations were converted to the [[Macy's]] nameplate. Several stores in affluent areas where Macy's already had locations, [[South Coast Plaza]],{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} [[Sherman Oaks Fashion Square]], [[Century City Shopping Center]], [[Beverly Center]], and [[Fashion Island]] Newport Beach,<ref name="lat-1996feb16">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-16-fi-36659-story.html |title=Going Upscale : Beverly Center Broadway Will Become Bloomingdale's |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 16, 1996 |first=Ealena |last=Callender}}</ref> were closed, refurbished and reopened as [[Bloomingdale's]]. Federated sold many of the remaining stores to [[Sears]].
The Broadway's parent Carter Hawley Hale Stores ran into financial difficulties which resulted from poor management decisions and hostile [[takeover]] attempts. In 1996 the chain was acquired by [[Federated Department Stores]] and the majority of locations were converted to the [[Macy's]] nameplate. Several stores in affluent areas where Macy's already had locations, [[South Coast Plaza]],{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} [[Sherman Oaks Fashion Square]], [[Century City Shopping Center]], [[Beverly Center]], and [[Fashion Island]] Newport Beach,<ref name="lat-1996feb16">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-16-fi-36659-story.html |title=Going Upscale : Beverly Center Broadway Will Become Bloomingdale's |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 16, 1996 |first=Ealena |last=Callender}}</ref> were closed, refurbished and reopened as [[Bloomingdale's]]. Federated sold many of the remaining stores to [[Sears]].

==<span class="anchor" id="Broadway Department Store Downtown Los Angeles Building"></span> Downtown flagship store ==
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The nine-story [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux Arts]] building with its restrained [[Italian Renaissance Revival]] ornamentation at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth was designed by architects John Parkinson and Edwin Bergstrom to serve as the headquarters and the flagship store for Arthur Letts' Broadway Department store chain with the first phase of construction completed in 1913. Construction, which included demolition of the previous store and expansion to the rest of the block when additional property were acquired, continued on several different stages until 1924. The Broadway occupied this location from 1913 to 1973.

On Friday, November 16, 1973, at 6:00 P.M.,<ref>{{cite news |title=Old building future undecided - Broadway Department Store Opens in New Site Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-old-building-futur/136072121/ |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=16 November 1973 |pages=139}}</ref> The Broadway's downtown flagship store at 4th and Broadway, where it had operated for 77 years, closed its doors forever. It was replaced by a new, smaller 3-story flagship store at the newly constructed '''[[The Bloc Los Angeles|Broadway Plaza]]''' office and retail complex nearby.

The original flagship store structure changed hands a number of times and sat empty for years, before being bought by developer Roger Luby in May 1984. Luby's plans fell apart the following year when his partners, a consortium of 32 Oklahoma savings and loans defaulted as a result of the [[savings and loan crisis]] and the $56 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=56000000|start_year=1986}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) renovation project defaulted on its loans when half completed in September 1986.<ref name="lat-1988oct05">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-05-mn-2853-story.html |title=John Wayne's Daughter, Friend Attacked |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 5, 1988 |first=Jim |last=Carlton}}</ref><ref name="lat-1988oct07">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-07-me-3382-story.html |title=Luby--a Success Story Plagued With Problems |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 7, 1988 |last1=Davidson |first1=Jean |last2=Carlton |first2=Jim |name-list-style=amp}}</ref>

==={{anchor|Junipero Serra State Office Building|Junipero Serra Building}}As state office building===
In June 1995, the State of California paid $1.8 million for the building to the [[Resolution Trust Corporation]], which inherited the property upon the collapse of some of the savings and loans, and $61.5 million for renovation<ref name="lat-1995jun08">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-08-me-10753-story.html |title=State to Buy Broadway Site : Renewal: Officials plan to renovate old department store complex Downtown for government offices. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 8, 1995 |first=Larry |last=Gordon}}</ref><ref name="lat-1997mar17">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-17-me-39180-story.html |title=State to Vacate and Demolish Quake-Threatened Office Building |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 17, 1997 |first=Kenneth |last=Reich}}</ref> to replace the unsafe Junipero Serra State Office Building at Broadway and First streets,<ref name="lat-1994dec26">{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-26-me-13046-story.html |title=State Orders Shutdown of Parking Structure : Safety: The 145 S. Broadway facility could collapse in a moderate quake, an engineer says. Severe shaking would threaten adjacent state office building, but it will stay open. |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 26, 1994 |first=Kenneth |last=Reich}}</ref> which was later demolished in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/4406/ |title=State of California, State Office Building, 107 South Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA (1958-1960) demolished |website=Pacific Coast Architecture Database |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref> The renovated building at Broadway and Fourth reopened as the new Junipero Serra State Office Building in 1999.<ref name="laconservancy">{{cite web |url=https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/junipero-serra-state-office-building |title=Junipero Serra State Office Building |work=[[Los Angeles Conservancy]]}}</ref> To balance the state budget, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sell the office building to private developers as a part of a [[sale and lease back]] scheme.<ref name="ladn-2009dec18">{{cite news |url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/news/state-selling-two-downtown-buildings/article_0364a1bb-d8e3-5e6c-b3c8-5d8cac96e40b.html |title=State Selling Two Downtown Buildings: Reagan and Junipero Serra Buildings on the Block |website=Los Angeles Downtown News |date=December 18, 2009 |first=Ryan |last=Vaillancourt}}</ref>

{{As of|2020|post=,}} the Junipero Serra Building is one of 56 buildings managed by California Department of General Services and only one of two (the other is the Ronald Reagan State Building) that are located in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgs.ca.gov/RESD/Resources/Page-Content/Real-Estate-Services-Division-Resources-List-Folder/List-of-DGS-Managed-Office-Buildings |title=List of DGS-Managed Office Buildings |work=California Department of General Services}}</ref>


== Store list ==
== Store list ==
This is a list of the Broadway store numbers with their locations and opening dates:<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mNsbAQAAMAAJ ''Directory of Major Malls, Listing the Most Important Existing and Planned Shopping Centers, Developers, Retailers, Markets in the United States and Canada'', MJJTM Publications Corp., 1981]</ref><ref>[http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/thebroadway.html "The Broadway", Rapid Transit Press]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/06/broadway-los-angeles-california.html "The Broadway", ''The Department Store Museum"]</ref>
This is a list of the Broadway store numbers with their locations and opening dates:<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=mNsbAQAAMAAJ ''Directory of Major Malls, Listing the Most Important Existing and Planned Shopping Centers, Developers, Retailers, Markets in the United States and Canada'', MJJTM Publications Corp., 1981]</ref><ref>[http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/thebroadway.html "The Broadway", Rapid Transit Press]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/06/broadway-los-angeles-california.html "The Broadway", ''The Department Store Museum'']</ref>


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| Anaheim<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-30-me-1378-story.html "Broadway to Close Store in Anaheim Plaza Mall", Kevin Johnson, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1992]</ref><ref>Jennifer Lowe, [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-08-16/business/9203140094_1_malls-anaheim-redevelopment-agency-anaheim-city-officials "Orange County`s 1st Mall Faces An Overhaul"], ''Chicago Tribune'', August 16, 1992</ref><ref name="bwayana">{{cite news |title=Anaheim Fetes New Broadway Store Opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52524883/anaheim-fetes-new-broadway-store-opening/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 15, 1955}}</ref>
| Anaheim<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-30-me-1378-story.html "Broadway to Close Store in Anaheim Plaza Mall", Kevin Johnson, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1992]</ref><ref>Jennifer Lowe, [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/08/16/orange-countys-1st-mall-faces-an-overhaul/ "Orange County`s 1st Mall Faces An Overhaul"], ''Chicago Tribune'', August 16, 1992</ref><ref name="bwayana">{{cite news |title=Anaheim Fetes New Broadway Store Opening |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52524883/anaheim-fetes-new-broadway-store-opening/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 15, 1955}}</ref>
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This article is about the former department store. For other uses of the term, see Broadway (disambiguation).

The Broadway
Company typeDepartment store
IndustryRetail
FoundedFebruary 24, 1896; 128 years ago (1896-02-24)
FounderArthur Letts Sr.
Defunct1996; 29 years ago (1996)
FateConverted to Macy's
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.

The Broadway was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1896 by English-born Arthur Letts Sr., and named after what was once the city's main shopping street,[1] the Broadway became a dominant retailer in Southern California and the Southwest. Its fortunes eventually declined, and Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc.) bought the chain in 1995. In 1996, Broadway stores were either closed or converted into Macy's and Bloomingdales, some of which were sold and converted to Sears, including the Stonewood Center and Whittwood Town Center locations.

History

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Original Broadway store as seen around 1908–1910
Back entrance, east side of Hill between 4th and 5th.
The 1913–1973 Downtown Los Angeles flagship store
Sign atop the former Broadway-Hollywood branch, still present today long after the store's closure

Origins

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In 1895, J. A. Williams formed J. A. Williams & Co., built and opened his J. A. Williams & Co. Dry Goods Store on August 29, 1895 in the new Hallett & Pirtle Building designed by Frederick Rice Dorn, who would later design the Marsh-Strong building and The Broadway Hollywood. Williams had a 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the building's ground floor. Other tenants included Pearson Draperies, the La Veta restaurant, medical offices, apartments,[2][3] and later on the Hotel Savoy.

In February, 1896, Williams went bankrupt and his store was liquidated. Arthur Letts bought the (by then "The Broadway Department Store") name, assets, fixtures, and lease for $8,377. On February 24th of that year, The Broadway started operating under Letts.[1][4][5] The previous owners had a good location in a recently constructed building at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Streets,[6] but had all of its assets seized by their creditors for failure to pay its bills after just four short months of operations.[7][8][9] In contrast, Letts was able to pay off all of his creditors in a short period of time after acquiring the assets for the failed store by the quick sale of the same assets and by watching his expenses.[10][11]

In a short period of time, the business was doing so well, that it had to expand into adjacent store fronts.

The New and Greater Broadway (1914–15)

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Between 1900 and 1910, the population of Los Angeles more than tripled. Bullock's, in 1907, and Hamburger's (later May Co.), in 1908, had both opened stores occupying entire city blocks. It was clear to Letts that The Broadway needed a new, much larger building.[4]

In 1912 The Broadway announced plans for a new nine-story building with nearly 11 acres of floor space to be built at the same location (320 W. Fourth St., southwest corner of Broadway, now the Junipero Serra state office building).[12][13] The building was completed in 1915.[14]

The new "New and Greater Broadway store", as it was advertised,[15] had 242 feet (74 m) of storefront along Broadway and 166 feet (51 m) along Fourth Street. It was 9 stories high and covered 11 acres (4.5 ha), stretching from Broadway all the way west to Hill Street, which also had an entrance.[citation needed]

On November 10, 1924, The Broadway added another building, 80 feet (24 m) wide and 123 feet (37 m) deep, immediately west of the main building along Fourth Street, thus adding 119,790 square feet (11,129 m2) of floor space over ten above-ground and three below-ground floors. It added six passenger and three freight elevators.[16][17]

Classic logo

In summary, the Downtown flagship store evolved in size as follows:[17]

Date Total floor space Remarks
Sq ft Sq m
1898 12,000 1,100 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the ground floor of the 1895 Hallett & Pirtle Building, taking over the bankrupt J. A. Williams & Co. dry goods store.[2][3]
1900 19,520 1,813
1902 28,520 2,650 By 1901, had grown to a 200-foot storefront along Broadway[18]
1904 48,040 4,463
1905 c. 89,700 c. 8,332 Acquired use of 2nd and 3rd floors above the original 1896 store, which had been the Hotel Savoy. This added 41,650 sq ft (3,869 m2).[19]
June 25, 1915 457,210 42,476 New building opens.
November 10, 1924 577,000 53,600 New 119,790 sq ft (11,129 m2) building on 4th Street added to the west.

Suburban expansion

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In 1931, The Broadway bought the B. H. Dyas Hollywood store which became the Broadway-Hollywood.[20]

In 1940, The Broadway built a landmark three-story store in Pasadena, at the corner of Colorado and Los Robles on the site of the old famous Maryland Hotel. The striking Streamline Moderne building had a 117-foot tower with a marquee facing both streets, and parking for 400 cars.[21] It would be abandoned in 1980 for a newly built store across the street in the new Plaza Pasadena mall.

In 1950, the company merged with Sacramento-based Hale Brothers to form Broadway-Hale Stores. In the same year it purchased the year-old Westchester branch of Milliron's and converted it to a Broadway. The store, designed by legendary retail architect Victor Gruen, was a considered a model of ultra-modern retail architecture at the time, with rooftop parking and striking, angular design designed to attract passing motorists.[22][23]

The Broadway bought out competitors in Los Angeles (B.H. Dyas, Milliron's, and Coulter's), and expanded into new markets through acquisitions of small local chains: Marston's in San Diego and Korricks in Phoenix. In later years the Broadway opened stores in Nevada (Las Vegas), New Mexico, and Colorado. In 1979, it was split into two divisions: The Broadway Southern California, based in Los Angeles; and Broadway Southwest, headquartered in Phoenix, for the stores outside California.

Dissolution

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The Broadway's parent Carter Hawley Hale Stores ran into financial difficulties which resulted from poor management decisions and hostile takeover attempts. In 1996 the chain was acquired by Federated Department Stores and the majority of locations were converted to the Macy's nameplate. Several stores in affluent areas where Macy's already had locations, South Coast Plaza,[citation needed] Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, Century City Shopping Center, Beverly Center, and Fashion Island Newport Beach,[24] were closed, refurbished and reopened as Bloomingdale's. Federated sold many of the remaining stores to Sears.

Store list

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This is a list of the Broadway store numbers with their locations and opening dates:[25][26][27]

Store no. Store name Mall or address (District &) City
(state=CA unless stated) 		Opening date Architect Sq. ft. at opening Closing date Current building use
01 Downtown 320 West Fourth Street (southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Street)
Original 1896 building 		Historic Core, Downtown L.A. February 24, 1896 August 8, 1914[28] demolished in phases 1913-5
01 Downtown Broadway Mart Center, 320 West Fourth Street (southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Street through to Hill Street)
("New and Greater Broadway" 1913-5 bldgs.) 		Downtown L.A. March 11, 1913 (W.), October 8, 1914 (S.), June 25, 1915 (N.) John Joseph (J. J.) Frauenfelder of Parkinson & Bergstrom.[12] Claimed nearly 11 acres (480,000 sq ft) November 15, 1973 Junipero Serra State Office Bldg.
01 Plaza Broadway Plaza (now The Bloc), 700 South Flower Street Downtown L.A. November 16, 1973 Charles Luckman & Assoc. Macy's
02 Hollywood[29] Broadway Hollywood Building, 6300 West Hollywood Boulevard & 1645 North Vine Street Hollywood, L.A. September 3, 1931
as B. H. Dyas 		Frederick Rice Dorn[30] 172,000[29] February 13, 1982
03 Pasadena[21] 401 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena November 15, 1940[21] August 15, 1980 demolished 1980
04 Crenshaw (renamed Baldwin Hills in 1988) Broadway-Crenshaw Center, later renamed Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Crenshaw, L.A. November 21, 1947[31] Albert B. Gardner[32] 200,000 (5 stories)[31] vacant
  • was Macy's until 1999/Walmart until 2016
05 Westchester[23] 8739 Sepulveda Boulevard Westchester, L.A. August 18, 1950 Victor Gruen[22] 90,000[33] October 14, 1990 Kohl's
06 Valley (renamed Panorama City)[34][35] Panorama City Shopping Center, now Panorama Mall Panorama City, S.F.V., L.A. October 10, 1955[34] Welton Becket & Assoc. 226,000[35] 1996 Walmart
  • initially was going to be a Macy's
07 Anaheim[36][37][38] Anaheim Plaza Anaheim October 14, 1955[38] Welton Becket & Assoc. 208,000[39] January 31, 1993 demolished, now site of power center
08 Long Beach[40] Los Altos Market Place Los Altos, Long Beach November 14, 1955
as Walker's[41] 		Welton Becket & Assoc. (1955), Charles Luckman & Assoc. (1963 expansion)[42][43] 100,000[41] 1996 vacant
09 Del Amo Broadway/Del Amo Shopping Center Torrance February 16, 1959 Dick's Sporting Goods & Jo-Ann Fabrics
  • Was planned to be Bloomingdales. Was Macy's home until 2014 (now Dick's Sporting Goods)
10 Wilshire 5600 Wilshire Boulevard Miracle Mile, L.A. August 3, 1960 closed 1980 demolished
11 Whittier[44] Whittwood Center Whittier February 13, 1961[44] 1996 Sears
  • originally planned to be Macy's
61 Downtown Phoenix 1 North First Street[45] Phoenix, Arizona acquired 1962 Henry C. Trost, Trost & Trost[45][46] 1966
62 Chris-Town Chris-Town Mall, now Christown Spectrum Mall Phoenix, Arizona August 21, 1961 Welton Becket & Assoc. August 31, 1992 demolished
  • now Walmart
36 Grossmont[47] Grossmont Center La Mesa, San Diego County June 11, 1961
as Marston's 		Welton Becket & Assoc. 156,000[47] Macy's
  • originally Marston's, rebranded Broadway in 1969
12 West Covina[48] West Covina Fashion Center, became part of what is now Plaza West Covina West Covina June 8, 1962[48] 1996 vacant
  • was Sears until 2020
37 Chula Vista Chula Vista Center Chula Vista December 11, 1962 Charles Luckman & Assoc. Macy's
  • originally Marston's, rebranded Broadway in 1969
13 Ventura Buenaventura Plaza, now Pacific View Mall Ventura September 30, 1963 Macy's
14 Topanga Plaza Topanga Plaza Canoga Park, S.F.V., L.A. August 24, 1964 1996 demolished
  • was Sears until 2015
15 Century City Century City Shopping Center Century City, Westside, L.A. December 10, 1964 Welton Becket & Assoc. 1996 Bloomingdale's
16 Downey Stonewood Center Downey October 18, 1965 143,400[49] 1996 vacant
  • was Sears until 2021
17 Huntington Beach[50] Huntington Center, now Bella Terra, I-405 at Edinger Avenue Huntington Beach November 15, 1965[51] Charles Luckman & Assoc.[52] 150,000[50] 1996 Kohl's
  • still continued to operate under Broadway name after Macy's renaming in other locations until closure in August 1996.
18 San Bernardino[53] Inland Center San Bernardino August 29, 1966[53] Charles Luckman & Assoc.[54] 158,000[53] Forever 21
19 Boulevard Mall The Boulevard Mall Paradise, Las Vegas Valley, NV October 17, 1966 Charles Luckman & Assoc. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield offices
  • was Macy's until 2017
20 Bakersfield Valley Plaza Mall Bakersfield February 27, 1967 Macy's
21 Fashion Island Fashion Island Newport Beach November 9, 1967 William Pereira, Welton Becket & Assoc. 1996 Bloomingdale's
22 Montclair[55] Montclair Plaza Montclair May 8, 1968[55] Charles Luckman & Assoc. 142,000[56] Demolished 2018[55]
  • was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store). Now the site of a new AMC Theatres
63 Biltmore Fashion Park Biltmore Fashion Park Phoenix, AZ October 28, 1968 Charles Luckman & Assoc. Macy's
38 Fashion Valley Fashion Valley Mission Valley, San Diego August 9, 1969 Charles Luckman & Assoc. Macy's
64 Scottsdale[57] Los Arcos Mall Scottsdale, AZ October 18, 1969 Burke, Kober, Nicolais & Archuleta 156,000[57] 1996 demolished
23 Riverside[58] Tyler Mall Riverside December 10, 1970[58] Charles Luckman & Assoc. 156,000[58] Forever 21
  • was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store)
24 Orange[59] Mall of Orange, now The Village at Orange Orange August 16, 1971[59] Ainsworth and McClellan 167,500[59] 1996 demolished
  • Rebuild into a Walmart
25 Cerritos[60] Los Cerritos Center Cerritos September 13, 1971[60] 178,000[60] Macy's
26 Northridge Northridge Fashion Center Northridge, S.F.V., L.A. October 18, 1971 1996 Partially demolished
  • was planned to become a Bloomingdale's. Still continued to operate under Broadway name after Macy's renaming in other locations until closure in August 1996. It has since been redeveloped into several other stores
27 Carson Carson Mall, renamed SouthBay Pavilion Carson October 9, 1973 Charles Luckman & Assoc. 9/1991 IKEA
65 Metrocenter Metrocenter Northwest Phoenix, AZ October 22, 1973 Charles Luckman & Assoc. demolished
  • was Macy's until 2005, now demolished for Walmart Supercenter
28 Puente Hills[61] Puente Hills Mall City of Industry February 18, 1974[61] Charles Luckman & Assoc. 160,000[61] 1996 demolished
  • now the site of AMC Theatres
29 Murray, Utah Fashion Place Murray, UT May 8, 1974 Charles Luckman & Assoc. 1993 demolished
  • rebranded as Weinstock's 1/30/78 before being sold to Dillard's in 1993. After Dillard's relocated to the former Sears space in 2015, the building was demolished in 2016 and replaced by a Macy's.
66 Park Mall Park Mall Tucson, AZ August 26, 1974 Charles Luckman & Assoc. vacant
  • was Macy's until 2020
30 Santa Anita Santa Anita Fashion Park Arcadia November 11, 1974[62] Macy's
31 Laguna Hills[63] Laguna Hills Mall Laguna Hills April 8, 1975[64] Edward Killingsworth demolished
  • was Macy's until 2018, later Open Market OC (Furniture Store) until 2023
32 Fox Hills[65] Fox Hills Mall Culver City June 10, 1975[65] William Pereira 192,470[65] Macy's
67 Albuquerque[66] Coronado Center Albuquerque, NM December 2, 1976 Chaix, Pujdak, Bielski, Takeuchi, Daggett Associated Architects & Planers[67] 159,378[66] Round 1 & Dick's Sporting Goods
  • was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Foley's store)/part of store became Gordmans until 2017 (now Round 1)
33 Glendale Glendale Galleria Glendale August 8, 1976 Jon Jerde Macy's
34 Hawthorne[68] Hawthorne Plaza Hawthorne December 2, 1977 Charles Kober & Assoc. abandoned
39 UTC[69] University Towne Centre San Diego October 15, 1977[69] 155,000[69] Macy's
35 Sherman Oaks[70] Sherman Oaks Fashion Square Sherman Oaks, S.F.V., L.A. May 11, 1977[70] 183,000[70] 1996 Bloomingdale's
40 Thousand Oaks The Oaks Thousand Oaks February 18, 1978 demolished
  • was Macy's (Women's & Children's) until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store), now the site of Nordstrom
42 Meadows Mall Meadows Mall Las Vegas, NV July 31, 1978 Charles Kober & Assoc. Macy's
41 Brea Brea Mall Brea October 21, 1978 Macy's (Women's)
  • was full-line Macy's, now women's store (moved men's, children's, and home departments to former Robinsons-May store)
68 Fiesta Mall Fiesta Mall Mesa, Arizona March 10, 1979 demolished[71]
  • was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store) building was demolished and replaced by Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods, now closed since 2016
43 Carlsbad Plaza Camino Real, now The Shoppes at Carlsbad Carlsbad October 20, 1979 Macy's (Women's and Children's)
29 Pasadena[72] Plaza Pasadena, now Paseo Colorado Pasadena August 16, 1980[72] Charles Kober & Assoc. 153,000[72] demolished
  • originally planned to become a Sears store. Number recycled from Utah location/was Macy's until 2013. The site was demolished in 2015 and has been rebuilt as a Hyatt Place hotel.
44 Santa Monica Place Santa Monica Place Santa Monica October 16, 1980 Frank Gehry vacant
  • Was Macy's until 2009, Bloomingdale's until 2021
45 Beverly Center Beverly Center Beverly Grove, w.L.A. March 25, 1982 Lou Nardorf of Welton Becket & Assoc. 1996 Bloomingdale's
47 Horton Plaza Horton Plaza Downtown San Diego April 10, 1985 Jon Jerde vacant
  • was Macy's until 2020
48 North County Fair North County Fair Escondido February 13, 1986 Macy's
46 South Coast Plaza South Coast Plaza (Crystal Court) Costa Mesa October 31, 1986 Macy's Home
  • was initially planned to become a Bloomingdale's.
50 Santa Barbara Ortega Building, Paseo Nuevo Santa Barbara August 17, 1990[73] John Field 140,000[73] vacant
  • was Macy's until 2017
opened specifically as Broadway Southwest locations:
69 Tucson Mall Tucson Mall Tucson, Arizona July 16, 1982 demolished
70 Lakewood, CO Villa Italia Mall, now Belmar Lakewood, CO May 11, 1985 1987 Dick's Sporting Goods
  • later became May D&F, then Foley's until 2001
71 Englewood, CO Cinderella City Englewood, CO May 11, 1985 1987 Englewood Public Library and City Hall
  • later became May D&F, then Foley's until 1994
72 Westminster, CO Westminster Mall Westminster, CO October 30, 1986 1996 demolished
  • became Sears until 2012
73 Paradise Valley, AZ Paradise Valley Mall Paradise Valley, AZ February 17, 1991 demolished
  • was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store), now Costco

The last Broadway Southwest store was originally planned to be built at Superstition Springs Center mall in Mesa, Arizona. But due to the attempted hostile takeover by The Limited, construction was halted. And as a result, it started doing business as Robinsons-May instead in 1994 (now Macy's since 2006).

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  • The first location, opened in 1896, 4th and Broadway
    The first location, opened in 1896, 4th and Broadway
  • The Broadway Wilshire on Miracle Mile in 1973. The branch was originally a Coulter's department store.
    The Broadway Wilshire on Miracle Mile in 1973. The branch was originally a Coulter's department store.
  • A former Broadway branch at Hawthorne Plaza
    A former Broadway branch at Hawthorne Plaza
  • Broadway advertisement in December 1909
    Broadway advertisement in December 1909

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Groves, Martha (February 12, 1991). "The Broadway: Bright History, Uncertain Future". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ a b "Hallett and Pirtle Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA". PCAD. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Hallett & Pirtle Block". Los Angeles Herald. August 4, 1895. p. 6.
  4. ^ a b Richardson, Eric (November 16, 2011). "38 Years Ago: Broadway Department Store Moved Off Namesake Street". Blogdowntown. KPCC.
  5. ^ "City News In Brief". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 45, no. 134. February 22, 1896. p. 7 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The stock of the Broadway store has been sold by the board of trade to Arthur Letts for the sum of $8377.
  6. ^ "Hallett And Pirtle Block". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 44, no. 115. August 4, 1895. p. 6 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The Superb New Broadway Structure at The Corner of Fourth Office and Mercantile Apartments of Modern Proportions The Upper Story to Be Utilized as a First Class Lodging Hotel With a Roof Garden
  7. ^ "Grand Opening Today; Finest Store of the Kind on the Pacific Coast Designed Like "The Fair"; Eighteen Departments Will Be Maintained". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 44, no. 140. August 29, 1895. p. 5 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The new institution will be styled J.A. Williams & Co., the members of the firm being Mr. J. A. Williams, and Mr. B.F. Overman. The place of business will be styled the Broadway Department Store, and it will occupy apartments in the Hallett & Pirtle building, at the corner of Fourth and Broadway.
  8. ^ "A Los Angeles Failure". San Francisco Call. Vol. 79, no. 55. January 24, 1896. p. 3 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. Broadway Department Store Attached by Several Creditors Yesterday.
  9. ^ "For Sale: Stock and Fixtures of Broadway Department Store". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 45, no. 125. February 13, 1896. p. 4 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The Creditors' Committee in the matter of J.A. Williams & Co. will receive sealed bids for the stock, fixtures and fittings of the Broadway Department Store, Pirtle Building, southwest corner Broadway and Fourth Street.
  10. ^ "Broadway Department Store". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. 45, no. 135. February 23, 1896 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The entire stock of J.A. Williams & Co. will be placed on sale Monday, February 24th, and must be Closed Out in Thirty Days...Broadway Department Store; Arthur Letts, Assignee; Corner Fourth and Broadway.
  11. ^ Findlay, Paul (February 1918). "How They Did It". System: The Magazine of Business. Vol. 33, no. 2. pp. 200–202.
  12. ^ a b "Plans Out for Mammoth Store". Los Angeles Times. December 29, 1912.
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  16. ^ "Latest Features in Dept. Store Construction Here: Congestion in Main Building to be Relieved by Additions". Los Angeles Times. November 8, 1924.
  17. ^ a b "Framework is now finished: Construction Started Late Last Fall: Additional Will Be Completed During July: Department Store Growth Is Consistent". Los Angeles Times. March 23, 1924. p. 91. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  18. ^ "Manager's Reception". The Los Angeles Times. October 9, 1901. p. 5.
  19. ^ "Letts Gets the Hotel Savoy". Los Angeles Herald. January 8, 1905. p. 10.
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  21. ^ a b c "Store to Open in Pasadena". Los Angeles Times. November 14, 1940. p. 34. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  22. ^ a b c "Milliron's New Store Will Open Tomorrow". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1949.
  23. ^ a b c "Broadway Store Buy's Milliron's in Westchester". Los Angeles Times. June 30, 1950.
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  29. ^ a b "Dyas purchased". Los Angeles Times. March 25, 1938. p. 40. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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  35. ^ a b "'Copter Takes Group To Broadway-Valley". Valley Times. October 10, 1955.
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  40. ^ a b "Walker's Store in Change of Management 4". Los Angeles Times. April 13, 1957. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
  41. ^ a b "Public Hails Walker's New Store". Independent. October 16, 1955. pp. 148–150 – via newspapers.com.
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