Posted: 23 Jan 2007 10:56
They didn't merge until 2003, long after the Wilshire store opened and closed.Jeff wrote:Actually, Seibu is a division of Sogo.....think Bloomingdales and Macys.
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They didn't merge until 2003, long after the Wilshire store opened and closed.Jeff wrote:Actually, Seibu is a division of Sogo.....think Bloomingdales and Macys.
I'd have to check the credits...but I am pretty sure I LOVE LUCY also listed OHRBACH'S under their fashions.Groceteria wrote:"Dark Shadows" was one I remember specifically, with Joan Bennett perpetually dressed to the nines. I'm glad you metioned they were also in New York, as it seemed a little odd for a soap that was shot there to get its fashions from an LA store.Edric Floyd wrote:Rowan and Martin's Laugh In was one of the TV shows that you would see the Ohrbach's name in the credits for providing fashions. I think Flip Wilson was another.
I'm pretty sure they were rather upscale, and the ads actually make me more certain of that.
Yes they did. I remember seeing it on there,Dean wrote:I'd have to check the credits...but I am pretty sure I LOVE LUCY also listed OHRBACH'S under their fashions.Groceteria wrote:"Dark Shadows" was one I remember specifically, with Joan Bennett perpetually dressed to the nines. I'm glad you metioned they were also in New York, as it seemed a little odd for a soap that was shot there to get its fashions from an LA store.Edric Floyd wrote:Rowan and Martin's Laugh In was one of the TV shows that you would see the Ohrbach's name in the credits for providing fashions. I think Flip Wilson was another.
I'm pretty sure they were rather upscale, and the ads actually make me more certain of that.
There was also a Bonwit Teller in Beverly Hills at the corner of Wilshire and Rodeo (it's now a St John store and Niketown). It closed in 1989/1990 when BT went under.Jeff wrote:There were only 6 total stores in the market. They may have closed in 1987. But definitely not later. This was the weird time that East Coast department stores were moving into Southern California, Ohrbachs was the first, Bonwitt-Teller the second, opening only one store in So Cal, in Palm Desert.
That store didn't last too long and was closed and reopened as a Bullocks Wilshire. Then it closed, becoming a I. Magnin store. Then that closed and became a Bullocks Mens store. Then a Macys mens store and recently closed and will be demolished for a Nordstrom.
Ohrbach's was originally in what is now Museum Square at Wilshire and Masselin (5750 Wilshire).rjlawrencejr wrote:OHRBACH'S was already on Wilshire before they moved into the former Seibu store location. Back in the 50s Wilshire had a number of large stores - including Coulter's, May Co, Ohrbach's, Silverwoods, and Desmond's.
Jeff wrote:Ah, the old Cerritos store reopened today as a FOREVER XXI and it looks awful. Goodbye to the old brickwork outside and now it looks like an aluminum hull. I have to see it in person. They have some pictures of it in hte OC Register.
So true!Jeff wrote:We all knew it couldnt last forever, but at least it lasted 23 years after OHRBACHS closed.