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Robert's Robot
Robert's was a department store based in Long Beach, California. The chain began when Morris Burman opened the first store in East Los Angeles, California, East Los Angeles. In 1950, Burman bought an existing store in North Long Beach at 5350 Long Beach Blvd., and opened it as the Jones Department Store. In 1951, they opened Robert's at 16630 Bellflower Blvd. in Bellflower, California, Bellflower. It had branches in: *Bixby Knolls, Long Beach - opened December 1967, 52,000 sq. ft., 4450 Atlantic Ave., closed in 1994, empty for 15 years, razed only in 2009 to make way for a new Marshall's. The loss of the store was long symbolic of the decline of Bixby Knolls as a retail center *Bellflower, California, Bellflower, 16630 Bellflower Boulevard *Burbank, California, Burbank (Burcal), 240 N. Golden Mall *East Los Angeles, California, East Los Angeles, 4771 Whittier Boulevard (now Fallas Paredes) *La Mirada Mall *Pico Rivera, California, Pico Rivera, Whittier Boulevard at California Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporated in 1897, Long Beach lies in Southern California in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore. The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
