i worked down the street from this building 1982 through 1985, when it was
still a working department store. we would sometimes go into the main hall
under the tower at lunchtime and marvel at the art deco detailing. a
wonderful, exuberant building, and a landmark on Wilshire Boulevard.
note that the restoration of the building in the late 90's DOES in fact have an
architect -- not noted in this posting, or in the southwestern website. it is
Altoon and Porter, who also worked at Charles Kober Associates, down the street
from Bullocks Wilshire in the mid-eighties (they formed their own office
shortly thereafter, and set it up originally in an old Julia Morgan-designed
building on 6th Street), are now a large office:
http://www.altoonporter.com/
ron altoon is a past president of the national AIA.
Quoting Howard Ray Lawrence <howardl@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> http://www.swlaw.edu/library/
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> Located in the Bullocks Wilshire building, one of the most
> admired and significant Art Deco structures in the world, Southwestern's
> award-winning Law Library is a masterpiece of form and function. Listed on
> the National Register of Historic Places, the building was constructed in
> 1929 and purchased by Southwestern in 1994. After painstaking restoration and
> adaptation, the Law Library stands as an eloquent testament to Southwestern's
> commitment to both tradition and innovation.
>
> With its blend of historic interiors and modern conveniences, the
> Law Library has become an incomparable resource for legal scholarship. Under
> the direction of a staff of highly knowledgeable and accessible law
> librarians, the Library features a major print and microform collection of
> over 450,000 volumes, custom-designed study and research seating for 610
> people, and computer labs with over 80 workstations accessing a wide range of
> online services and software applications. Southwestern's Law Library
> demonstrates in the most tangible way how much we value the students and
> scholars who pass through its doors.
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> again takes its place as one of Los Angeles' most beloved landmarks.
> Home Page Menu Overview of Southwestern Location & Campus Law
> Library Faculty & Administrators Academic Programs Entertainment Law
> Institute Co-Curricular Activities Career Services News & Events Giving
> Opportunities Bullocks Wilshire Building * Prospective Students Current
> Students Alumni Benefactors & Friends Legal Employers Media * News Flash
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> LOS ANGELES - Jerome M. Nemiro, the former president of the Bullocks Wilshire
> department stores and preserver of the Art Deco building where the retail
> chain began, has died. He was 85.
>
> He died Friday in Los Angeles after battling Parkinson's disease for several
> years, his son Guy said.
>
> Nemiro was president of Bullocks from 1974 to 1987. After his retirement, the
> chain merged with another company that later merged with Macy's.
>
> He also worked to preserve the architecture of the 1929 building where
> Bullocks began, the Wilshire Boulevard emporium, now the library of
> Southwestern University School of Law, by restoring golf leaf ornamentation,
> furniture and murals.
>
> Nemiro considered the building and its tea room an architectural landmark and
> hosted fashion shows and fund-raisers there.
>
> Bullocks started with three stores and expanded to seven under Nemiro's
> leadership. The retail chain also started a mail-order catalog.
>
> "The next most significant thing to happen will be purchasing department
> store merchandise from your home or office via catalogs or television," he
> once predicted.
>
> Nemiro, who was born in Portland, Ore., served in the Army during World War
> II.
>
> He also is survived by his wife, the former Dolores Naar; two daughters, Lee
> Ganey of Enid, Okla., and Dee Van Romer of Clemson, S.C.; three stepchildren,
> Sharman Miller of Sherman Oaks, and Andy and Peter Naar, both of Los Angeles;
> and 10 grandchildren.
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still a working department store. we would sometimes go into the main hall
under the tower at lunchtime and marvel at the art deco detailing. a
wonderful, exuberant building, and a landmark on Wilshire Boulevard.
note that the restoration of the building in the late 90's DOES in fact have an
architect -- not noted in this posting, or in the southwestern website. it is
Altoon and Porter, who also worked at Charles Kober Associates, down the street
from Bullocks Wilshire in the mid-eighties (they formed their own office
shortly thereafter, and set it up originally in an old Julia Morgan-designed
building on 6th Street), are now a large office:
http://www.altoonporter.com/
ron altoon is a past president of the national AIA.
Quoting Howard Ray Lawrence <howardl@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> http://www.swlaw.edu/library/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Located in the Bullocks Wilshire building, one of the most
> admired and significant Art Deco structures in the world, Southwestern's
> award-winning Law Library is a masterpiece of form and function. Listed on
> the National Register of Historic Places, the building was constructed in
> 1929 and purchased by Southwestern in 1994. After painstaking restoration and
> adaptation, the Law Library stands as an eloquent testament to Southwestern's
> commitment to both tradition and innovation.
>
> With its blend of historic interiors and modern conveniences, the
> Law Library has become an incomparable resource for legal scholarship. Under
> the direction of a staff of highly knowledgeable and accessible law
> librarians, the Library features a major print and microform collection of
> over 450,000 volumes, custom-designed study and research seating for 610
> people, and computer labs with over 80 workstations accessing a wide range of
> online services and software applications. Southwestern's Law Library
> demonstrates in the most tangible way how much we value the students and
> scholars who pass through its doors.
> Home Page Menu Overview of Southwestern Location & Campus Law
> Library Faculty & Administrators Academic Programs Entertainment Law
> Institute Co-Curricular Activities Career Services News & Events Giving
> Opportunities Bullocks Wilshire Building * Prospective Students Current
> Students Alumni Benefactors & Friends Legal Employers Media * News Flash
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Home Contact Us Search Site Map Directory Apply
> Online Top of Page
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> After several years of painstaking restoration, the Bullocks
> Wilshire Building, now home to Southwestern University School of Law, once
> again takes its place as one of Los Angeles' most beloved landmarks.
> Home Page Menu Overview of Southwestern Location & Campus Law
> Library Faculty & Administrators Academic Programs Entertainment Law
> Institute Co-Curricular Activities Career Services News & Events Giving
> Opportunities Bullocks Wilshire Building * Prospective Students Current
> Students Alumni Benefactors & Friends Legal Employers Media * News Flash
>
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> Home Contact Us Search Site Map Directory Apply
> Online
>
>
>
>
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/peninsul
a/8420725.htm
>
>
>
> LOS ANGELES - Jerome M. Nemiro, the former president of the Bullocks Wilshire
> department stores and preserver of the Art Deco building where the retail
> chain began, has died. He was 85.
>
> He died Friday in Los Angeles after battling Parkinson's disease for several
> years, his son Guy said.
>
> Nemiro was president of Bullocks from 1974 to 1987. After his retirement, the
> chain merged with another company that later merged with Macy's.
>
> He also worked to preserve the architecture of the 1929 building where
> Bullocks began, the Wilshire Boulevard emporium, now the library of
> Southwestern University School of Law, by restoring golf leaf ornamentation,
> furniture and murals.
>
> Nemiro considered the building and its tea room an architectural landmark and
> hosted fashion shows and fund-raisers there.
>
> Bullocks started with three stores and expanded to seven under Nemiro's
> leadership. The retail chain also started a mail-order catalog.
>
> "The next most significant thing to happen will be purchasing department
> store merchandise from your home or office via catalogs or television," he
> once predicted.
>
> Nemiro, who was born in Portland, Ore., served in the Army during World War
> II.
>
> He also is survived by his wife, the former Dolores Naar; two daughters, Lee
> Ganey of Enid, Okla., and Dee Van Romer of Clemson, S.C.; three stepchildren,
> Sharman Miller of Sherman Oaks, and Andy and Peter Naar, both of Los Angeles;
> and 10 grandchildren.
>
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