May Company California
Defunct California department store that merged with J. W. Robinson's to create Robinsons-May / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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May Company California was an American chain of department stores operating in Southern California and Nevada, with headquarters at its flagship Downtown Los Angeles store until 1983[1] when it moved them to North Hollywood. It was a subsidiary of May Department Stores and merged with May's other Southern California subsidiary, J. W. Robinson's, in 1993 to form Robinsons-May.
Formerly | A. Hamburger & Sons |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Department store |
Founded | October 29, 1881; 142 years ago (1881-10-29) in Los Angeles, California as A. Hamburger & Sons, Inc. |
Founder | Asher Hamburger |
Defunct | January 31, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-01-31) |
Fate | Merged with J.W. Robinson's |
Successor | Robinsons-May (1993) Macy's (2006) |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, 8th & Broadway (1908–1993), Laurel Plaza, North Hollywood (1983–1993) |
Area served | Southern California and Las Vegas |
Products | Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. |
Parent | May Department Stores Company |
May Company California was established in 1923 when May acquired A. Hamburger & Sons Inc..[2] (founded in 1881 by Asher Hamburger). The company operated exclusively in Southern California until 1989 when May Department Stores had dissolved Goldwater's, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, and transferred its Las Vegas, Nevada store to May Company California.
Two well-known stores were the flagship Downtown store on 8th Street between Broadway and Hill streets, and the May Company Wilshire at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. The 1926 garage building at 9th and Hill Streets was one of the nation's first parking structures (Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1001). The Wilshire location has been featured in several vintage films, including Behave Yourself!