Do You Remember Bullocks Department Store?

Here is a brief history of the high end department store that was found throughout Southern California. Bullock's was a chain of full-line department stores from 1907 through 1995, headquartered in Los Angeles, growing to operate across California, Arizona and Nevada. Bullock's also operated as many as seven more upscale Bullocks Wilshire specialty department stores stores across Southern California. Many former Bullock's locations continue to operate as Macy's.

[johnpotter]

My grandfather, Dr. Kurt Meyer-Radon, was a prominent architect in Germany before and after WWI and, starting in 1923, in Southern California, working with Allied Architects. He was also best friends with Jock Peters, who designed the fabulous interiors of Bullocks Wilshire. Our families have remained friends to this day. There is fantastic book by architectural historian, Christopher Long, "Jock Peters, Architecture and Design: The Varieties of Modernism". Long was given access to the family papers by the late Jock Deswart, Peter's grandson. It is sumptuous.

[sladybug]

Such fond memories of these old mall department anchors!

[MarchionessDarby]

My sister worked at Bullock’s when she was in high school. My Dad and I would go to the mall after closing to pick her up after her shift. I was actually at Bullock’s the day before the Northridge Earthquake, and the day later, after the earthquake, I realized that I had been in the part of the store that had completely collapsed. That realization gave me the chills. The downtown store was really swanky.

[leedaniels]

Interesting history this store has.I’m familiar with the chain but had never visited one.Love that Wilshire blvd are deco building!.Thanks Eric!.😎

[TnseWlms]

The Bullock's at Stanford Shopping Center is now Norstrom. Once the shopping center had a decade by decade anniversary retrospect. A bunch of models dressed in seventies fashions came on the stage. One said, "I heard that this shopping center is going to get a major new department store!" Another says, "That's a bunch of Bull-ock's."

[misterhot]

Bullocks before 1988 was a fantastic shopping experience.

[trewells]

I worked at Bullock's Mission Valley in the late 80s while attending college near by. Bullock's was upscale, especially the South Coast Plaza, Beverly Center and Sherman Oaks locations. I would have put those three locations up against Saks and Neiman Marcus. When Macy's bought Bullocks, the first 2 years were good with Macy's bringing in more upscale merchandise. Then they rebranded the chain to Macy's and it went down hill after that. Macy's is just a shell of what it used to be and they destroyed Bullock's as well as a lot of department stores around the country.

[TnseWlms]

In the early seventies, I bought a fossil of a trilobite at Bullock's.

[kingclover]

What a fantastic Art Deco style building. Wow. It's hard to believe that's what department stores were like 100 years ago.

[ThePirateprincess]

I remember seeing a commercial for Bullocks on KTLA 5 when I was a kid. Sadly, I never got to go shopping there.

[johnfoote]

I worked at fashion square in Scottsdale Arizona. It once had a huge Bullocks space that Dillard's at that time was remodeling. The main store opened into the main mall but on the far side it had a separate space that was leased out to smaller boutique's. Dillard's took over these boutique spaces and integrated into the main store. My question is, was this Bullocks one of the four Bullocks Fashion Square as mentioned in this video?

[Tfontaine]

Loved Bullock's. Worked there in 80s in cosmetics at DelAmo fashion square. Good ol days

[charlenejackson]

This was my grandmothers favorite store

[calady]

I loved Bullock's Dept. Store! I never got a chance to go to the one in downtown LA (I heard it was a wonderful store)! I shopped at the Bullock's located in La Habra, California. I remember purchasing a few baby items at Bullocks just before my son was born.

[bz]

Thank you for all the history of an amazing, elegant store.
Unfortunately, Macy’s doesn’t have the elegance or the quality of clothing Bullocks had.
Missing times gone by.

[jliscorpio]

2:26 Is Bullock's Downtown 2:30 is also Bullock's Downtown 2:35 is Bullock's Sherman Oaks 2:39 is Bullocks Wilshire

[burtpanzer]

Eric C. Why was the video cut-off in mid-sentence?

[yvonnetalamantes]

I remember that store Bullock s but I never went inside, I don't think my mother ever went into that department store 🥰♥️👍

[char]

It is currently owned by Southwestern Law School. A scene in the 2004 film  was filmed near the entrance,

[jeffteitsworth]

I worked at Bullocks in 1992 very fun place to work at