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Identifier	clloy_168
Title	Miracle Mile, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1940
Subject (Topic)	Stores, retail--California--Los Angeles; Shopping centers--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Place)	Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Calif.
Language	eng
Description	A nighttime view looking down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. A variety of businesses line the street, including Sheela's Gift Shop, Shanghai Importers, Myer Siegel and Company, C. H. Baker, Hong Kong Chop Suey, Desmond's and others.
Historical Background	Wilshire Boulevard is a major thoroughfare extending from Downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean. It passes through MacArthur Park (formerly named Westlake Park) and several major shopping areas including Beverly Hills, the "Miracle Mile", and Westwood, and alongside Lafayette Park (formerly named Sunset Park)" The "Miracle Mile" is a section of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and La Brea Avenues. Its initial success is largely the product of efforts by real estate developer A. W. Ross during the 1920s. It grew into a busy commercial area, and at its peak was home to several department stores, including the May Company, Broadway, Coulter's, Desmond's, Silverwoods, Mullen and Bluett, and Myer Siegel. Beginning in the 1960s, its focus shifted slightly away from shopping as the area became home to a number of museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, George C. Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits, Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "Many attractive suburban shopping districts are part of Los Angeles. The 'Miracle Mile' so named because of its rapid development and is one of the most interesting. Many of the leading downtown retail and department stores have established beautiful and unique shops along this 'Fifth Avenue of the West.'"
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 0B-H2587; Series number: LA-68
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark; Photo by "Dick" Whittington; Printed using the C.T. Art-Colortone process; Printed on linen textured paper.
Contributors	Whittington, Dick
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection