This elegant book chronicles the efforts of the impressive team of international architects, designers and businessmen who created L.A.'s famed deco masterpiece. Based on extensive interviews and research, Bullocks Wilshire recounts the lives of two immigrant entrepreneurs, John Gillespie Bullock and Percy Glenn Winnett who, with this magnificent department store, tested a new theory of retailing in the (then) suburbs.
Book Details
- Country: US
- Published: 1996
- Publisher: Balcony Press
- Language: English
- Pages: 118
Categories:Architecture / History / GeneralArchitecture / Buildings / Public, Commercial & IndustrialBusiness & Economics / Industries / RetailingHistory / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)Photography / PhotojournalismTravel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) - Available Formats:
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