Silverwoods
Silverwoods was a men's clothing store chain founded in Los Angeles in 1894 by Francis Bernard ("Daddy") Silverwood, a Canadian-American originally from near Lindsay, Ontario. The first store was located at 124 S. Spring St., then moved to a larger location at 221 S. Spring. The flagship store was established in 1904 at Sixth & Broadway, and was renovated and expanded in 1921.[1]
Silverwood died in March 1924. In later decades the store was purchased by Hartmarx and focused on business suits until the end, after eventually becoming out of sync with the clothing preferences of Southern California men.
By 1992 when the chain closed, Silverwoods had grown to an eighteen store chain with branches across Greater Los Angeles.[2]
Store locations
In 1973 its branches were located at:[3]
- 6th and Broadway (Los Angeles)
- 7th and Hope, Los Angeles
- University of Southern California
- 5522 Wilshire Boulevard, Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
- 4129 Crenshaw Boulevard, Crenshaw Center (now Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza), opened April 8, 1949, 22,500 square feet (2,090 m2), Albert B. Gardener, architect[4]
- Anaheim Center
- Panorama City, Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), opened 10/10/1955 in a complex with The Broadway-Valley, then called the Panorama City Shopping Center[5]
- Del Amo Fashion Square, Torrance, California
- Pasadena, California, South Lake Street
- Century City Shopping Center
- Topanga Plaza
- Oxnard, California
- San Bernardino
- Santa Barbara, 833 State St.
- Las Vegas
- Fashion Island, Newport Beach
- Montclair Plaza
- La Habra Fashion Square
- Palm Springs
- Riverside
- Stonewood Center, Downey
- Los Cerritos Center
References
- https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/data/759640026
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-17-fi-2933-story.html
- "Advertisement for Silverwoods". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1973.
- "Silverwoods to Open New Store Friday". Los Angeles Times. April 3, 1949.
- "New Broadway Panorama City Store Opens". Los Angeles Times.