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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2014
  • The Southwestern University School of Law has restored Bullocks Tea Room to its splendor. Huell meets up with some of the people who were in the original program during the closing of the tea room and reminisces about this glorious part of history.
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  • @KJ-xc6qs
    @KJ-xc6qs Рік тому +11

    Those old stores treated its employees very well. Today's corporate chains are the worst.

  • @billjenkins687
    @billjenkins687 3 роки тому +16

    God bless Huell. He is missed.

  • @Ed_Okin
    @Ed_Okin 2 роки тому +13

    These ladies (and gentleman) and their families were part of the “greatest generation.” They defended our freedoms in war, built the great buildings and founded and run companies who gave prosperity to millions of Americans.

    • @jessmedina252
      @jessmedina252 2 роки тому +4

      I completely agree, so sad we have lost that type of generation. (breed)

    • @CVenza
      @CVenza 28 днів тому +1

      Thank you to the contractor with integrity that helped rebuild this building. I wonder if there are old movies with this building filmed.

  • @CVenza
    @CVenza 28 днів тому +1

    Thank you, Southwestern University School of Law, for restoring this lovely memorable building. All we can do is pray that someday the Tea Room can be opened to the public someday, especially now in 2024 that America is finally on a journey to health.

  • @paulht3251
    @paulht3251 8 років тому +16

    I remember My Mom shopping at May Co, or Robinsons . And Bullocks. They all had a cafe type eating area. . This was around the 60s and 70s early eighties . She just loved it .

  • @vikkibaker6146
    @vikkibaker6146 Місяць тому +2

    I remember taking the bus to Bullocks Wilshire with my Mom, often we would have lunch in the Tea Room. So many fond memories.

  • @CVenza
    @CVenza 28 днів тому +1

    RIP Huel Howser❤‍🩹. Thank you for doing this segment. Mahogany and velvet like the gentleman said.

  • @avflorist
    @avflorist 8 років тому +18

    Huell, the California/LA historian, weaving past, current and today,thank you ..,.Huell

    • @norcalemt02
      @norcalemt02 4 роки тому

      Hate to break to too you but huell is dead.

    • @redbluebae4397
      @redbluebae4397 Рік тому

      @@norcalemt02I don’t think you actually hated to tell it

  • @miningho5913
    @miningho5913 5 місяців тому +2

    My grandma lived across the street from this gorgeous building

  • @fktlau1
    @fktlau1 2 роки тому +3

    Bullock’s represented quality products and classy department stores with wonderful staff !

  • @jeromelombardo6053
    @jeromelombardo6053 Рік тому +3

    We had the same thing happen in Philadelphia with John Wanamaker's and Strawbridge and Clothier.

  • @hell0hkitty
    @hell0hkitty 3 роки тому +6

    my husband and i went there often. there was the campest maitre'd there who was so cute.

  • @warriorgirl8118
    @warriorgirl8118 17 днів тому

    Anytime a piece of historical architecture has been preserved and saved from destruction we Americans are greatful 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤

  • @JhonatanLopezProductions
    @JhonatanLopezProductions Рік тому +4

    I miss Huell

  • @delderful4154
    @delderful4154 8 років тому +15

    As wonderful as it was that Southwestern saved it, it is almost worse to see it in this cold emptiness. The current tea room in no way resembles the warmth and beauty of what was once there. I question what kind of a city would require a law school to save a building of such magnificence.

    • @narvelancoleman3813
      @narvelancoleman3813 8 років тому +6

      +D elderful
      I remember how elegant, beautiful and also what a treat it was to be able to shop or just even walk through Bullock's. I think the demise of this beautiful relic was the construction of Shopping Malls in the suburban areas of Los Angeles.

  • @fktlau1
    @fktlau1 2 роки тому +3

    Loved Bullock’s !
    Sad !

  • @johnpongratz3709
    @johnpongratz3709 Рік тому +2

    this was great. i used to live down the street from this building in k town.

  • @barryobrien7935
    @barryobrien7935 Рік тому +5

    I can still remember my Bullock’s account number after all these years, just as I do my Social Security number.

  • @ejm6122
    @ejm6122 2 місяці тому +2

    I remember being taken to the Tea Room after my pediatrician appointment for a strawberry malt and cheese burger with onion rings. I long for these days gone by 😢

  • @GothGuy885
    @GothGuy885 7 місяців тому +3

    the elevator man never dies.
    but he has his ups and downs. . .
    I was hoping they would show us whats up in the tower

  • @NBportofino
    @NBportofino 7 днів тому

    I was given a private tour of Mr. Bullock’s apartment adjacent to the tea room. It was wood paneled, had wonderful views of the city and a fireplace.

  • @tonyperez3920
    @tonyperez3920 Рік тому +1

    Bullock was a great establishment. Northridge Fashion Mall was the last store I visited

  • @warriorgirl8118
    @warriorgirl8118 17 днів тому

    Anytime a piece of historical architecture has been preserved and saved from destruction we Americans are greatful 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤good things never die especially when the memories are in your heart ❤️ so special they sold great products and gave great service 😊😊😊😊

  • @NBportofino
    @NBportofino 7 днів тому

    I used to have lunch there with the giftware buyer in the seventies. They carried the West Coast’s largest collection of Boehm Porcelain

  • @NBportofino
    @NBportofino 7 днів тому

    The buyer’s offices were located in the basement, where all the window props since 1930 were stored in literally every nook and cranny. When the store closed there was a sale of all of these props..

  • @ChrisGirard
    @ChrisGirard 4 роки тому +7

    This closure happened a year after the LA riots destroyed all of the first floor display cases in this building. I wonder if that had anything to do with its quick closure after that.

    • @danielleporter1829
      @danielleporter1829 2 роки тому +2

      I'm sure the closure was in the works way before the riots (I was ten yrs old when the riots occurred) the riots probably played a very small role in the closure. My mom shopped at Bullocks Wilshire and I Magnam.

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 2 роки тому +2

      Yes, it absolutely was - it was heartbreaking.

    • @alvilla9659
      @alvilla9659 2 роки тому

      @@danielleporter1829 how do you if the riots had anything to do with it

  • @migueldeavalos8971
    @migueldeavalos8971 16 днів тому

    Memories😊😢❤

  • @stevetorres76
    @stevetorres76 2 роки тому +8

    What happened to bullocks? Walmart is what happened.. Amazon is what happened… Outsourcing to China is what happened. The giant sucking sound that Ross Perot warned us about is what happened. Lol

    • @jessmedina252
      @jessmedina252 2 роки тому +2

      I feel nostalgic. :( we lost treasures through these transitions.

    • @stevetorres76
      @stevetorres76 22 дні тому +1

      @@ulexite-tv yes,, well he seemed to have the economy as the main priority. I wonder how it would of been if he won.

  • @warriorgirl8118
    @warriorgirl8118 17 днів тому

    Anytime a piece of historical architecture has been preserved and saved from destruction we Americans are greatful 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤good things never die especially when the memories are in your heart ❤️ so special they sold great products and gave great service 😊😊😊😊my parents and grandparents are in heaven now but this department store is awesome great memories with loved ones now all gone but glad god gave me family and loved ones who I got to shop with them there at a time when my family lived in Santa Monica and relatives in Pasadena so this is more than just a department store but memories dear to heart ❤️ never forget a great place great service always great products 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊cherished memories ♾️ of a special time and place in life great memories of ❤️ love of family and were families had shopped for loved ones there 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊it is a elegant and classy place to shop with your loved ones ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @gato9866
    @gato9866 9 років тому +15

    Different people different time.Now they are eating tacos and shopping at Walmart...lol

    • @ms.martiegallego8834
      @ms.martiegallego8834 3 роки тому +1

      What's wrong with tacos ?? I'd rather eat Taco's then some bullshit watercress sandwich, any day, all day !!

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому +2

      @@ms.martiegallego8834 It would be nice to have the opportunity to each both...it's not like there weren't any taco places in Southern California in 1990.

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому +1

      What an 'improvement'.

    • @1990758
      @1990758 2 роки тому

      Lol

  • @nunnaurbiznez8815
    @nunnaurbiznez8815 4 роки тому +4

    I want to know what's in the tower!

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому +1

      Jimmy Hoffa's body.

    • @GothGuy885
      @GothGuy885 7 місяців тому +1

      me too! I was hoping they would give us a tour of whats up there...

  • @ernestochaides3913
    @ernestochaides3913 3 роки тому +1

    Cross streets for this place?

    • @ms.martiegallego8834
      @ms.martiegallego8834 3 роки тому

      White street South, and white street North !!! LOL !! Not really funny, but where were the people of Color ??

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому

      @@ms.martiegallego8834 First of all, there were a lot fewer 'people of color' around as a proportion of the population in 1993. Second, you wouldn't expect white people (or black people) at a Selina concert back then. Just because mostly white people enjoy something doesn't make it bad. This place had class...unlike your white gallego a**

    • @Ed_Okin
      @Ed_Okin 2 роки тому +1

      Wilshire btw Hoover & Vermont

    • @jessmedina252
      @jessmedina252 2 роки тому

      @@ms.martiegallego8834 😄

  • @dabrownconservative7843
    @dabrownconservative7843 2 роки тому +1

    The thumbnail lady's are all probably dead.

  • @colnlincline3097
    @colnlincline3097 10 місяців тому

    Too much interruption by the host.

  • @ms.martiegallego8834
    @ms.martiegallego8834 3 роки тому +1

    Where are the people of COLOR ?? I don't think I would have gone there or supported them in any way !! All these "ladies" seem so wasp like !! Again, I ask , Where are the Blacks, Browns, and Other people of color ???

    • @billjenkins687
      @billjenkins687 3 роки тому +12

      It's history, not racist. Put down the Kool aid.

    • @veggiedisease123
      @veggiedisease123 3 роки тому +7

      lady, you need to chill out with this. three comments with these insane ramblings.

    • @hell0hkitty
      @hell0hkitty 3 роки тому +10

      my godmother took me there on my birthday and outfit me head to toe. no one wondered about colors, it was all about being mannerly, classy, and polite to one another.

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому +3

      LOL. You're white. Gallego is what the South Americans call a Spanish immigrant.

    • @mitchellyoung8561
      @mitchellyoung8561 3 роки тому +5

      I'd also guarantee you that some of those folks he interviewed were Jewish and the lady with the 'charge plate' looks to be of Italian descent.