The Broadway Explained

The Broadway was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1896 by English-born Arthur Letts Sr., and named after what was once the city's main shopping street,^[1] the Broadway became a dominant retailer in Southern California and the Southwest. Its fortunes eventually declined, and Federated Department Stores (now Macy's, Inc.) bought the chain in 1995. In 1996, Broadway stores were either closed or converted into Macy's and Bloomingdales, some of which were sold and converted to Sears, including the Stonewood Center and Whittwood Town Center locations.

History

Origins

In 1895, J. A. Williams formed J. A. Williams & Co., built and opened his J. A. Williams & Co. Dry Goods Store on August 29, 1895 in the new Hallett & Pirtle Building designed by Frederick Rice Dorn, who would later design the Marsh-Strong building and The Broadway Hollywood. Williams had a 30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the building's ground floor. Other tenants included Pearson Draperies, the La Veta restaurant, medical offices, apartments,^{[2] [3]} and later on the Hotel Savoy.

In February, 1896, Williams went bankrupt and his store was liquidated. Arthur Letts bought the (by then "The Broadway Department Store") name, assets, fixtures, and lease for $8,377. On February 24th of that year, The Broadway started operating under Letts.^{[4] [5]} The previous owners had a good location in a recently constructed building at the southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Streets,^[6] but had all of its assets seized by their creditors for failure to pay its bills after just four short months of operations.^{[7] [8] [9]} In contrast, Letts was able to pay off all of his creditors in a short period of time after acquiring the assets for the failed store by the quick sale of the same assets and by watching his expenses.^{[10] [11]}

In a short period of time, the business was doing so well, that it had to expand into adjacent store fronts.

The New and Greater Broadway (1914–15)

Between 1900 and 1910, the population of Los Angeles more than tripled. Bullock's, in 1907, and Hamburger's (later May Co.), in 1908, had both opened stores occupying entire city blocks. It was clear to Letts that The Broadway needed a new, much larger building.

In 1912 The Broadway announced plans for a new nine-story building with nearly 11 acres of floor space to be built at the same location (320 W. Fourth St., southwest corner of Broadway, now the Junipero Serra state office building).^{[12] [13]} The building was completed in 1915.^[14]

The new "New and Greater Broadway store", as it was advertised,^[15] had of storefront along Broadway and along Fourth Street. It was 9 stories high and covered 11acres, stretching from Broadway all the way west to Hill Street, which also had an entrance.

On November 10, 1924, The Broadway added another building, 80feet wide and 123feet deep, immediately west of the main building along Fourth Street, thus adding 119790square feet of floor space over ten above-ground and three below-ground floors. It added six passenger and three freight elevators.^{[16] [17]} In summary, the Downtown flagship store evolved in size as follows:

Date	Total floor space		Remarks
	Sq ft	Sq m
1898	12,000		30-foot storefront along Broadway, occupying only part of the ground floor of the 1895 Hallett & Pirtle Building, taking over the bankrupt J. A. Williams & Co. dry goods store.[18] [19]
1900
1902	28,520		By 1901, had grown to a 200-foot storefront along Broadway[20]
1904	48,040
1905	c. 89,700	c.	Acquired use of 2nd and 3rd floors above the original 1896 store, which had been the Hotel Savoy. This added .[21]
	457210square feet	457210square feet	New building opens.
			New building on 4th Street added to the west.

Suburban expansion

In 1931, The Broadway bought the B. H. Dyas Hollywood store which became the Broadway-Hollywood.^[22]

In 1940, The Broadway built a landmark three-story store in Pasadena, at the corner of Colorado and Los Robles on the site of the old famous Maryland Hotel. The striking Streamline Moderne building had a 117-foot tower with a marquee facing both streets, and parking for 400 cars.^[23] It would be abandoned in 1980 for a newly built store across the street in the new Plaza Pasadena mall.

In 1950, the company merged with Sacramento-based Hale Brothers to form Broadway-Hale Stores. In the same year it purchased the year-old Westchester branch of Milliron's and converted it to a Broadway. The store, designed by legendary retail architect Victor Gruen, was a considered a model of ultra-modern retail architecture at the time, with rooftop parking and striking, angular design designed to attract passing motorists.^{[24] [25]}

The Broadway bought out competitors in Los Angeles (B.H. Dyas, Milliron's, and Coulter's), and expanded into new markets through acquisitions of small local chains: Marston's in San Diego and Korricks in Phoenix. In later years the Broadway opened stores in Nevada (Las Vegas), New Mexico, and Colorado. In 1979, it was split into two divisions: The Broadway Southern California, based in Los Angeles; and Broadway Southwest, headquartered in Phoenix, for the stores outside California.

Dissolution

The Broadway's parent Carter Hawley Hale Stores ran into financial difficulties which resulted from poor management decisions and hostile takeover attempts. In 1996 the chain was acquired by Federated Department Stores and the majority of locations were converted to the Macy's nameplate. Several stores in affluent areas where Macy's already had locations, South Coast Plaza, Sherman Oaks Fashion Square, Century City Shopping Center, Beverly Center, and Fashion Island Newport Beach,^[26] were closed, refurbished and reopened as Bloomingdale's. Federated sold many of the remaining stores to Sears.

Store list

This is a list of the Broadway store numbers with their locations and opening dates:^{[27] [28] [29]}

Store no.	Store name	Mall or address	(District &) City (state=CA unless stated)	Opening date	Architect	Sq. ft. at opening	Closing date	Current building use
01	Downtown	320 West Fourth Street (southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Street) Original 1896 building	Historic Core, Downtown L.A.	February 24, 1896			August 8, 1914[30]	demolished in phases 1913-5	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
01	Downtown	Broadway Mart Center, 320 West Fourth Street (southwest corner of Broadway and Fourth Street through to Hill Street) ("New and Greater Broadway" 1913-5 bldgs.)	Downtown L.A.	March 11, 1913 (W.), October 8, 1914 (S.), June 25, 1915 (N.)	John Joseph (J. J.) Frauenfelder of Parkinson & Bergstrom.	Claimed nearly 11acres	November 15, 1973	Junipero Serra State Office Bldg.	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
01	Plaza	Broadway Plaza (now The Bloc), 700 South Flower Street	Downtown L.A.	November 16, 1973	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
02	Hollywood[31]	Broadway Hollywood Building, 6300 West Hollywood Boulevard & 1645 North Vine Street	Hollywood, L.A.	September 3, 1931 as B. H. Dyas	Frederick Rice Dorn[32]	172,000	February 13, 1982		- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
03	Pasadena	401 East Colorado Boulevard	Pasadena	November 15, 1940			August 15, 1980	demolished 1980	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
04	Crenshaw (renamed Baldwin Hills in 1988)	Broadway-Crenshaw Center, later renamed Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza	Crenshaw, L.A.	November 21, 1947[33]	Albert B. Gardner[34]	200,000 (5 stories)		vacant
was Macy's until 1999/Walmart until 2016
05	Westchester	8739 Sepulveda Boulevard	Westchester, L.A.	August 18, 1950	Victor Gruen	90,000[35]	October 14, 1990	Kohl's
March 17, 1949 as Milliron's Westchester, purchased by Broadway June 29, 1950/first became Mervyn's until 2009
06	Valley (renamed Panorama City)[36] [37]	Panorama City Shopping Center, now Panorama Mall	Panorama City, S.F.V., L.A.	October 10, 1955	Welton Becket & Assoc.	226,000	1996	Walmart
initially was going to be a Macy's
07	Anaheim[38] [39] [40]	Anaheim Plaza	Anaheim	October 14, 1955	Welton Becket & Assoc.	208,000[41]	January 31, 1993	demolished, now site of power center
08	Long Beach[42]	Los Altos Market Place	Los Altos, Long Beach	November 14, 1955 as Walker's[43]	Welton Becket & Assoc. (1955), Charles Luckman & Assoc. (1963 expansion)[44] [45]	100,000	1996	vacant
originally a Walker's, became Broadway in 1957, then became Sears until 2021
09	Del Amo	Broadway/Del Amo Shopping Center	Torrance	February 16, 1959				Dick's Sporting Goods & Jo-Ann Fabrics
Was planned to be Bloomingdales. Was Macy's home until 2014 (now Dick's Sporting Goods)
10	Wilshire	5600 Wilshire Boulevard	Miracle Mile, L.A.	August 3, 1960			closed 1980	demolished
originally a Coulter's
11	Whittier[46]	Whittwood Center	Whittier	February 13, 1961			1996	Sears
originally planned to be Macy's
61	Downtown Phoenix	1 North First Street[47]	Phoenix, Arizona	acquired 1962	Henry C. Trost, Trost & Trost[48]		1966
opened as Korricks' in 1914
62	Chris-Town	Chris-Town Mall, now Christown Spectrum Mall	Phoenix, Arizona	August 21, 1961	Welton Becket & Assoc.		August 31, 1992	demolished
now Walmart
36	Grossmont[49]	Grossmont Center	La Mesa, San Diego County	June 11, 1961 as Marston's	Welton Becket & Assoc.	156,000		Macy's
originally Marston's, rebranded Broadway in 1969
12	West Covina[50]	West Covina Fashion Center, became part of what is now Plaza West Covina	West Covina	June 8, 1962			1996	vacant
was Sears until 2020
37	Chula Vista	Chula Vista Center	Chula Vista	December 11, 1962	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			Macy's
originally Marston's, rebranded Broadway in 1969
13	Ventura	Buenaventura Plaza, now Pacific View Mall	Ventura	September 30, 1963				Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
14	Topanga Plaza	Topanga Plaza	Canoga Park, S.F.V., L.A.	August 24, 1964			1996	demolished
was Sears until 2015
15	Century City	Century City Shopping Center	Century City, Westside, L.A.	December 10, 1964	Welton Becket & Assoc.		1996	Bloomingdale's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
16	Downey	Stonewood Center	Downey	October 18, 1965		143,400[51]	1996	vacant
was Sears until 2021
17	Huntington Beach[52]	Huntington Center, now Bella Terra, I-405 at Edinger Avenue	Huntington Beach	November 15, 1965[53]	Charles Luckman & Assoc.[54]	150,000	1996	Kohl's
still continued to operate under Broadway name after Macy's renaming in other locations until closure in August 1996.
18	San Bernardino[55]	Inland Center	San Bernardino	August 29, 1966	Charles Luckman & Assoc.[56]	158,000		Forever 21
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store)
19	Boulevard Mall	The Boulevard Mall	Paradise, Las Vegas Valley, NV	October 17, 1966	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield offices
was Macy's until 2017
20	Bakersfield	Valley Plaza Mall	Bakersfield	February 27, 1967				Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
21	Fashion Island	Fashion Island	Newport Beach	November 9, 1967	William Pereira, Welton Becket & Assoc.		1996	Bloomingdale's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
22	Montclair	Montclair Plaza	Montclair	May 8, 1968	Charles Luckman & Assoc.	142,000[57]		Demolished 2018[58]
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store). Now the site of a new AMC Theatres
63	Biltmore Fashion Park	Biltmore Fashion Park	Phoenix, AZ	October 28, 1968	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
38	Fashion Valley	Fashion Valley	Mission Valley, San Diego	August 9, 1969	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
64	Scottsdale[59]	Los Arcos Mall	Scottsdale, AZ	October 18, 1969	Burke, Kober, Nicolais & Archuleta	156,000	1996	demolished	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
23	Riverside[60]	Tyler Mall	Riverside	December 10, 1970	Charles Luckman & Assoc.	156,000		Forever 21
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store)
24	Orange[61]	Mall of Orange, now The Village at Orange	Orange	August 16, 1971	Ainsworth and McClellan	167,500	1996	demolished
Rebuild into a Walmart
25	Cerritos[62]	Los Cerritos Center	Cerritos	September 13, 1971		178,000		Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
26	Northridge	Northridge Fashion Center	Northridge, S.F.V., L.A.	October 18, 1971			1996	Partially demolished
was planned to become a Bloomingdale's. Still continued to operate under Broadway name after Macy's renaming in other locations until closure in August 1996. It has since been redeveloped into several other stores
27	Carson	Carson Mall, renamed SouthBay Pavilion	Carson	October 9, 1973	Charles Luckman & Assoc.		9/1991	IKEA	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
65	Metrocenter	Metrocenter	Northwest Phoenix, AZ	October 22, 1973	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			demolished
was Macy's until 2005, now demolished for Walmart Supercenter
28	Puente Hills[63]	Puente Hills Mall	City of Industry	February 18, 1974	Charles Luckman & Assoc.	160,000	1996	demolished
now the site of AMC Theatres
29	Murray, Utah	Fashion Place	Murray, UT	May 8, 1974	Charles Luckman & Assoc.		1993	demolished
rebranded as Weinstock's 1/30/78 before being sold to Dillard's in 1993. After Dillard's relocated to the former Sears space in 2015, the building was demolished in 2016 and replaced by a Macy's.
66	Park Mall	Park Mall	Tucson, AZ	August 26, 1974	Charles Luckman & Assoc.			vacant
was Macy's until 2020
30	Santa Anita	Santa Anita Fashion Park	Arcadia	November 11, 1974[64]				Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
31	Laguna Hills[65]	Laguna Hills Mall	Laguna Hills	April 8, 1975[66]	Edward Killingsworth			demolished
was Macy's until 2018, later Open Market OC (Furniture Store) until 2023
32	Fox Hills[67]	Fox Hills Mall	Culver City	June 10, 1975		192,470		Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
67	Albuquerque[68]	Coronado Center	Albuquerque, NM	December 2, 1976	Chaix, Pujdak, Bielski, Takeuchi, Daggett Associated Architects & Planers[69]	159,378		Round 1 & Dick's Sporting Goods
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Foley's store)/part of store became Gordmans until 2017 (now Round 1)
33	Glendale	Glendale Galleria	Glendale	August 8, 1976	Jon Jerde			Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
34	Hawthorne[70]	Hawthorne Plaza	Hawthorne	December 2, 1977	Charles Kober & Assoc.			abandoned	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
39	UTC[71]	University Towne Centre	San Diego	October 15, 1977		155,000		Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
35	Sherman Oaks[72]	Sherman Oaks Fashion Square	Sherman Oaks, S.F.V., L.A.	May 11, 1977		183,000	1996	Bloomingdale's
40	Thousand Oaks	The Oaks	Thousand Oaks	February 18, 1978				demolished
was Macy's (Women's & Children's) until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store), now the site of Nordstrom
42	Meadows Mall	Meadows Mall	Las Vegas, NV	July 31, 1978	Charles Kober & Assoc.			Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
41	Brea	Brea Mall	Brea	October 21, 1978				Macy's (Women's)
was full-line Macy's, now women's store (moved men's, children's, and home departments to former Robinsons-May store)
68	Fiesta Mall	Fiesta Mall	Mesa, Arizona	March 10, 1979				demolished[73]
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store) building was demolished and replaced by Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods, now closed since 2016
43	Carlsbad	Plaza Camino Real, now The Shoppes at Carlsbad	Carlsbad	October 20, 1979				Macy's (Women's and Children's)	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
29	Pasadena	Plaza Pasadena, now Paseo Colorado	Pasadena	August 16, 1980	Charles Kober & Assoc.	153,000[74]		demolished
originally planned to become a Sears store. Number recycled from Utah location/was Macy's until 2013. The site was demolished in 2015 and has been rebuilt as a Hyatt Place hotel.
44	Santa Monica Place	Santa Monica Place	Santa Monica	October 16, 1980	Frank Gehry			vacant
Was Macy's until 2009, Bloomingdale's until 2021
45	Beverly Center	Beverly Center	Beverly Grove, w.L.A.	March 25, 1982	Lou Nardorf of Welton Becket & Assoc.		1996	Bloomingdale's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
47	Horton Plaza	Horton Plaza	Downtown San Diego	April 10, 1985	Jon Jerde			vacant
was Macy's until 2020
48	North County Fair	North County Fair	Escondido	February 13, 1986				Macy's	- class="expand-child" style="line-height:1em;"	-->
46	South Coast Plaza	South Coast Plaza (Crystal Court)	Costa Mesa	October 31, 1986				Macy's Home
was initially planned to become a Bloomingdale's.
50	Santa Barbara	Ortega Building, Paseo Nuevo	Santa Barbara	August 17, 1990[75]	John Field	140,000		vacant
was Macy's until 2017
opened specifically as Broadway Southwest locations:
69	Tucson Mall	Tucson Mall	Tucson, Arizona	July 16, 1982				demolished
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store), now REI and Cheesecake Factory
70	Lakewood, CO	Villa Italia Mall, now Belmar	Lakewood, CO	May 11, 1985			1987	Dick's Sporting Goods
later became May D&F, then Foley's until 2001
71	Englewood, CO	Cinderella City	Englewood, CO	May 11, 1985			1987	Englewood Public Library and City Hall
later became May D&F, then Foley's until 1994
72	Westminster, CO	Westminster Mall	Westminster, CO	October 30, 1986			1996	demolished
became Sears until 2012
73	Paradise Valley, AZ	Paradise Valley Mall	Paradise Valley, AZ	February 17, 1991				demolished
was Macy's until 2006 (moved to Robinsons-May store), now Costco

The last Broadway Southwest store was originally planned to be built at Superstition Springs Center mall in Mesa, Arizona. But due to the attempted hostile takeover by The Limited, construction was halted. And as a result, it started doing business as Robinsons-May instead in 1994 (now Macy's since 2006).

See also

• List of defunct department stores of the United States

External links

• Hawthorne branch: News: Gnerre . Sam . South Bay History: Hawthorne Plaza . May 25, 2020 . South Bay Daily Breeze . October 2010.

Notes and References

1. News: The Broadway: Bright History, Uncertain Future . . February 12, 1991 . Martha . Groves.
2. Web site: Hallett and Pirtle Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA . PCAD . 23 October 2024.
3. News: Hallett & Pirtle Block . Los Angeles Herald . August 4, 1895 . 6.
4. News: 38 Years Ago: Broadway Department Store Moved Off Namesake Street . Blogdowntown . . November 16, 2011 . Eric . Richardson.
5. News: City News In Brief . . February 22, 1896 . 7 . 45 . 134 . . . The stock of the Broadway store has been sold by the board of trade to Arthur Letts for the sum of $8377..
6. News: Hallett And Pirtle Block . . August 4, 1895 . 6 . 44 . 115 . . . The Superb New Broadway Structure at The Corner of Fourth Office and Mercantile Apartments of Modern Proportions The Upper Story to Be Utilized as a First Class Lodging Hotel With a Roof Garden.
7. News: Grand Opening Today; Finest Store of the Kind on the Pacific Coast Designed Like "The Fair"; Eighteen Departments Will Be Maintained . . August 29, 1895 . 5 . 44 . 140 . . . The new institution will be styled J.A. Williams & Co., the members of the firm being Mr. J. A. Williams, and Mr. B.F. Overman. The place of business will be styled the Broadway Department Store, and it will occupy apartments in the Hallett & Pirtle building, at the corner of Fourth and Broadway..
8. News: A Los Angeles Failure. . . January 24, 1896 . 3 . 79 . 55 . . . Broadway Department Store Attached by Several Creditors Yesterday..
9. News: For Sale: Stock and Fixtures of Broadway Department Store . . February 13, 1896 . 4 . 45 . 125 . . . The Creditors' Committee in the matter of J.A. Williams & Co. will receive sealed bids for the stock, fixtures and fittings of the Broadway Department Store, Pirtle Building, southwest corner Broadway and Fourth Street..
10. News: Broadway Department Store . . February 23, 1896 . 45 . 135 . . . The entire stock of J.A. Williams & Co. will be placed on sale Monday, February 24th, and must be Closed Out in Thirty Days...Broadway Department Store; Arthur Letts, Assignee; Corner Fourth and Broadway..
11. News: How They Did It . System: The Magazine of Business . 33 . 2 . February 1918 . 200–202 . Paul . Findlay.
12. News: Plans Out for Mammoth Store . Los Angeles Times . December 29, 1912.
13. Web site: Junipero Serra State Office Building. Los Angeles Conservancy. November 17, 2024.
14. News: Store Doubled in Few Hours: Expansion of The Broadway Seems Feat of Magic . . June 17, 1915.
15. News: The Up-Building of the New and Greater Broadway (advertisement) . Los Angeles Times . February 3, 1913.
16. News: Latest Features in Dept. Store Construction Here: Congestion in Main Building to be Relieved by Additions . Los Angeles Times . November 8, 1924.
17. News: Framework is now finished: Construction Started Late Last Fall: Additional Will Be Completed During July: Department Store Growth Is Consistent . 2020-05-26 . Los Angeles Times . March 23, 1924 . 91.
18. Web site: Hallett and Pirtle Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA . PCAD . 23 October 2024.
19. News: Hallett & Pirtle Block . Los Angeles Herald . August 4, 1895 . 6.
20. News: Manager's Reception . The Los Angeles Times . October 9, 1901 . 5.
21. News: Letts Gets the Hotel Savoy . Los Angeles Herald . January 8, 1905 . 10.
22. https://www.newspapers.com/image/380470309/ "Broadway buys B.H. Dyas Store"
23. News: Store to Open in Pasadena . May 25, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . November 14, 1940 . 34.
24. News: Milliron's New Store Will Open Tomorrow . Los Angeles Times . March 16, 1949.
25. News: Broadway Store Buy's Milliron's in Westchester . Los Angeles Times . June 30, 1950.
26. News: Going Upscale : Beverly Center Broadway Will Become Bloomingdale's . . February 16, 1996 . Ealena . Callender.
27. https://books.google.com/books?id=mNsbAQAAMAAJ Directory of Major Malls, Listing the Most Important Existing and Planned Shopping Centers, Developers, Retailers, Markets in the United States and Canada, MJJTM Publications Corp., 1981
28. http://www.rapidtransit-press.com/thebroadway.html "The Broadway", Rapid Transit Press
29. http://www.thedepartmentstoremuseum.org/2010/06/broadway-los-angeles-california.html "The Broadway", The Department Store Museum
30. News: Small Army Moves Store Contents: Broadway Department to Open in its New Quarters Tomorrow . Los Angeles Times . August 9, 1914.
31. News: Dyas purchased . May 26, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . March 25, 1938 . 40.
32. Web site: Broadway Hollywood Building Historical Information. 2014-08-08. 2005-08-08. City of Los Angeles – Mayor's Office of Economic Development. Williams, Joshua.
33. News: Broadway's New Crenshaw Store to Open Today . Los Angeles Times . November 21, 1947.
34. Web site: LA Conservancy, Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw Plaza.
35. Book: Appendix LAX Master Plan EIS/EIR I. Section 106 Report January 2001 Prepared for: Los Angeles World Airports, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration . PCR Services Corporation . 43 . June 3, 2020.
36. News: New Broadway Panorama City Store Opens . Los Angeles Times.
37. News: 'Copter Takes Group To Broadway-Valley . Valley Times . October 10, 1955.
38. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-06-30-me-1378-story.html "Broadway to Close Store in Anaheim Plaza Mall", Kevin Johnson, Los Angeles Times, June 20, 1992
39. Jennifer Lowe, "Orange County`s 1st Mall Faces An Overhaul", Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1992
40. News: Anaheim Fetes New Broadway Store Opening . Los Angeles Times . October 15, 1955.
41. News: Broadway to Open Anaheim Store Today . Los Angeles . October 14, 1955.
42. News: Walker's Store in Change of Management 4 . Los Angeles Times . April 13, 1957 . 12 . newspapers.com.
43. News: Public Hails Walker's New Store . Independent . October 16, 1955 . 148–150 . newspapers.com.
44. News: 1955-11-17. Clipped From Long Beach Independent. 25. Long Beach Independent. 2021-02-01.
45. News: 1963-12-29. Los altos Broadway adds floor. 23. Independent Press-Telegram. 2021-02-01.
46. News: Broadway Store Opens in Whittwood Center . May 26, 2020 . February 14, 1961 . 10.
47. https://departmentphx.com/about "The Department" official site
48. https://www.henrytrost.org/buildings/korrick-department-store/ "Korricks Department Store", Henry Trost Historical
49. News: Department Store Opens in Center . May 26, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . November 12, 1961 . 150.
50. News: 2,000 Attend West Covina Store Opening . Pomona Progress Bulletin . August 7, 1962.
51. Web site: Looking back on...Stonewood Center.
52. News: Huntington Center to Have Air-Conditioned, Heated Mall . May 28, 2020 . Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram . August 15, 1965 . 113.
53. News: Grand Opening Slated for Huntington Center . May 28, 2020 . Long Beach Independent . November 17, 1966 . 82.
54. News: 1965-08-15. Huntington Center construction. 113. Independent Press-Telegram. 2021-02-01.
55. News: Sears Opens New Store Wednesday . May 28, 2020 . San Bernardino County Sun . September 22, 1966 . 25.
56. News: Broadway opens Monday at new Inland Center . Redlands Daily Facts . August 24, 1966 . 4.
57. News: $40 Million Montclair Plaza Under Construction . May 27, 2020 . 101 . Los Angeles Times . February 25, 1968.
58. News: Allen . David . Shoppers' memories of The Broadway prove indestructible (unlike the store) . May 27, 2020 . Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . April 12, 2018.
59. News: Music fashion and refreshment await guests at the opening of the latest Broadway department store in Los Arcos… . May 26, 2020 . Arizona Republic . October 12, 1969 . 187.
60. News: New Broadway Riverside is Store Within Store . May 28, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . October 11, 1970 . 25 (E-21).
61. News: $30 Million Shopping Center Set in Orange . June 21, 2019 . Los Angeles Times . February 22, 1970.
62. News: Store opens . May 26, 2020 . Sacramento Bee . September 13, 1971 . 20.
63. News: Broadway to Open $40-million Puente Hills Mall . Los Ángeles Times . February 17, 1974.
64. News: Advertisement for The Broadway Santa Anita grand opening . Los Angeles Times . November 10, 1974.
65. News: 10th Buffum's to be introduced . Los Angeles Times . September 2, 1973.
66. News: Advertisement for Opening Day Sale starting august 4, 1975 . Los Angeles Times . August 3, 1975.
67. News: Fox Hills Mall Stats, Fox Hills Mall advertising supplement . Los Angeles Times . October 5, 1975.
68. News: The Broadway: a chain on the move . May 25, 2020 . Albuquerque Journal . February 15, 1976 . 46, 66.
69. Web site: New Mexico Architecture, first quarter 1977.
70. News: Gnerre . Sam . South Bay History: Hawthorne Plaza . May 25, 2020 . South Bay Daily Breeze . October 2010.
71. http://www.newspapers.com/clip/52144371/the-broadway-la-jolla-opens-10152020/ "Broadway's 44th store to open in La Jolla center", The Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep 1977, Page 129
72. News: Newest Broadway Store Opens in Sherman Oaks . May 25, 2020 . Valley News . November 10, 1977 . 35.
73. Web site: Woodfill. David. Fiesta Mall swings out the old. 2021-02-02. East Valley Tribune. en.
74. News: New Broadway in Pasadena Rising . May 25, 2020 . Los Angeles Times . April 20, 1980 . 157.
75. News: The Broadway to Open Friday . September 10, 2020 . Lompoc Record . August 16, 1990 . 3.