1896 – 1996
Founded by Arthur Letts Sr. In Los Angelas in 1950 the company merged with the Sacremento based Hale Brothers. By 1979 it had expanded as far west as Colorado and it split into two divisions The Broadway Southern California Based in L.A. and Broadway southwest based in Phoenix. In 1996 the chain was acquired by the Federated Department Stores and most of the locations were converted into Macy’s
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