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Identifier	post_00329
Title	J. W. Robinson Co., 7th and Grand Ave., Los Angeles, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1940
Subject (Topic)	Department stores--California--Los Angeles; Stores, Retail--California--Los Angeles; Storefronts--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles; Buildings--California--Los Angeles; Sidewalks; Automobiles
Subject (Place)	Grand Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.); Seventh Street (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/#d.en.3004
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Place of Publication	Milwaukee
Language	eng
Description	View of J. W. Robinson department store, cars, and streets.
Historical Background	James Winchester Robinson opened his first store named "The Boston Dry Goods Store" at Spring and Temple Streets in 1881. In 1914, he moved to a new location at 7th Street and opened an upscale department store under the new name, " J. W. Robinson Co." In the 1910s, 7th Street was becoming a dynamic commercial district transforming from agricultural land since the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad brought population explosion as well as commercial center's growth. The first building was designed by Noonan and Richards, and it was remodeled by Edward L. Mayberry in 1934. The department store was later acquired by May department store in 1987.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "The Robinson Stroe is one of the show places of Los Angeles."
Additional Notes	Printed on linen textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection