Phelps-Terkel
Phelps-Terkel was a Los Angeles based department store specializing in men's clothing. Its Miracle Mile, Los Angeles Modernist store at 5550 Wilshire Boulevard, corner of S. Burnside Avenue, was considered a landmark by the Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Committee.[1]
The store was founded by Richard B. Terkel and David S. Phelps[2] in 1923.[3]
In 1965 the firm became part of the Phelps-Wilger chain, based in Westwood, Los Angeles; together the new chain had store in:[2]
- Miracle Mile
- Pasadena
- Westwood (2)
- Sherman Oaks
- Newport Beach (Fashion Island) - store was to open in 1965
There was at one time also a store in Lakewood Center.[4] Tom Selleck was once a salesclerk at the Sherman Oaks store. In its final years, Phelps-Meager was renamed Phelps, and closed in 1992.[3]
References
- ^ "Mullen and Bluett", Los Angeles Conservancy
- ^ a b "Phelps-Terkel will become Phelps-Wilger". Pasadena Independent. 22 September 1965. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Phelps Offers Long Tradition of Fine Menswear (advertising supplements)". Los Angeles Times. 12 February 1987. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Woodyard, Chris (11 June 1992). "Retail". Los Angeles Times.