J. W. Robinson's in the context of "7th Street (Los Angeles)"

7th Street is a street in Los Angeles, California running from S. Norton Ave in Mid-Wilshire through Downtown Los Angeles to Euclid Avenue in Boyle Heights.

Originally agricultural land, 7th Street between Broadway (on which corner stood Bullock's complex) and Figueroa Street, became downtown's upscale shopping district. This began with J. W. Robinson's deciding to build their flagship store in 1915 on Seventh far to the west of the existing Broadway shopping district, between Hope and Grand streets. The Ville de Paris and Coulter's as well as numerous specialty shops came and rounded out the district.