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The Broadway was a mid-level department store chain headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1896 by English born Arthur Letts, Sr., who later went on to develop Holmby Hills, The Broadway became one of the dominant retailers in Southern California and the Southwest. In 1950, it merged with Sacramento based Hale Brothers to form Broadway-Hale Stores. The Broadway bought out competitors in Los Angeles (B.H. Dyas, Milliron's, and Coulter's), San Diego (Marston's), and Phoenix (Korrick's). 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 non-California stores). 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 were closed, refurbished and reopened as Bloomingdale's, while Federated sold many of the remaining stores to Sears. (From Wikipedia)
Santa Anita Fashion Center (Opened 1974 now Macy's)
Front of store Taken from the parking lot. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Front of store Taken from the parking lot on April 17, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Front of store Taken from the parking lot on April 17, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Former Auto Center Former Broadway Auto Center now a Just Tires on April 17, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Los Cerritos Center (Opened 1971 now Macy's)
Fox Hills Mall (Opened 1975 now Macy's)
With Robinsons-May Taken from the parking lot. (Russ Jones Photo)
Stonewood Center (Opened 1965 now Sears)
Westchester Store (Freestanding)(Opened 1949 as Milliron's now Mervyn's)
Front of store Taken in 2003. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Front of store Taken in 2003. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Anaheim Plaza (Opened 1955 closed 1993 demolished)
Front of store Taken from the parking lot. (Photographer Unknown)
South Coast Plaza (Opened 1986 closed 1996 reopened as Macy's Home/Furnature in 2000)
East side of the store Taken from the pedestrian walkway on January 15, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Brea Mall (Opened 1978 now Macy's)
East side of the store Taken from the parking lot on January 15, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
North side of the store Taken from the parking lot on January 15, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
North side of the store Taken from the parking lot on January 15, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
Mall of Orange (Opened 1971 closed in 1996 and demolished. Replaced by Wal Mart)
Wal Mart Built on the site of The Broadway taken from the parking lot on January 15, 2007. (Andrew Novak Photo)
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