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Swelldom
Swelldom was a large women's clothing store variously described as a "cloak and suit house" and a "department store", operating from 1906 until the 1970s in California. It had locations on Broadway (Los Angeles), Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles' shopping district, later on Wilshire Blvd. at Camden in Beverly Hills, and near Union Square in San Francisco. Harry Goldberg founded Swelldom. Los Angeles locations Goldberg's first location opened as the Swelldom Cloak and Suit Shop in 1906 at 521 S. Broadway. In 1912, Swelldom secured a lease on 535 S. Broadway which it would occupy starting in 1914. 6th & Broadway (1920–1970s) In November 1920, Swelldom moved into a new store at the northwest corner of Broadway and Sixth which it promoted as "The New Swelldom Beautiful". The Broadway & 6th location was expanded and extensively renovated in 1925. This building is sometimes known as the Sun Drug Company Building, Pierpont Davis was the architect, listed on the NRHP as the "Swell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swelldom 1924
Swelldom was a large women's clothing store variously described as a "cloak and suit house" and a "department store", operating from 1906 until the 1970s in California. It had locations on Broadway (Los Angeles), Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles' shopping district, later on Wilshire Blvd. at Camden in Beverly Hills, and near Union Square in San Francisco. Harry Goldberg founded Swelldom. Los Angeles locations Goldberg's first location opened as the Swelldom Cloak and Suit Shop in 1906 at 521 S. Broadway. In 1912, Swelldom secured a lease on 535 S. Broadway which it would occupy starting in 1914. 6th & Broadway (1920–1970s) In November 1920, Swelldom moved into a new store at the northwest corner of Broadway and Sixth which it promoted as "The New Swelldom Beautiful". The Broadway & 6th location was expanded and extensively renovated in 1925. This building is sometimes known as the Sun Drug Company Building, Pierpont Davis was the architect, listed on the NRHP as the "Swell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
