Victor Clothing

Victor Clothing Company was a retail clothing store at 242 S. Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles.

Victor Clothing Building
The Bride and Groom mural by Kent Twitchell, Victor Clothing Company Building

The store reached its heyday in the 1940s and '50s when Broadway was the city's main retail and commercial street and "The Victor" employed more than 50 workers and stocked thousands of men's suits and some furs and dresses for women. In its last decades it was a frequent advertiser on local Spanish-language television. The store closed in 2001, according to the owner due to shrinking customer traffic in the area.[1]

Victor Clothing Company murals

Three historic public art murals dating from 1984-1985 were painted on the exterior walls of the former Victor Clothing Company buildings between Broadway Street and Spring Street, Los Angeles.[2] Data on these public artworks are archived by Public Art in Public Places.

References
  1. Maese, Kathryn. "The Victor No Longer". Los Angeles Downtown News - The Voice of Downtown Los Angeles. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. Williamson, K. M. (August 7, 2020). ""El Nuevo Fuego" (1985) by East Los Streetscapers". Public Art in Public Places. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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