Bullocks Wilshire: A 1920s Department Store as “Temple to the Automobile”
In 1929, most department stores were built for pedestrians strolling downtown streets. Bullocks Wilshire in Los Angeles was different, as it reflected the growing car-centric character of the city and its outlying districts, with shoppers pulling up in their own vehicles and entering through the back. But the architecture was impressive no matter who it…

