Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-13
| MULLEN & BLUETT
PROUD OF QUARTERS
UNEQUALLED ON THE PACIFIC
COAST, is ASSERTION
Pioneer Firm Finds Commodious Sales
Rooms at Sixth and Broad
way-Los Angeles
Made Interior

! "Our new store is not only the finest
Of its kind in Los Angeles, but Is UNI
| equaled on the Pacific coast" is the
proud claim of Arthur Il. Mullen of the
| Mullen & Bluett Clothing company,
| which Thursday opened in its new and
! handsome location on the southeast
/ corner of Sixth and Broadway As one
! looked about the big room yesterday
| where this pioneer firm has found such
/ commodious quarters the assertion
proved convincing and won cordial as
/ sent.
| One feature of this new store which
! should make it matter for civic pride
! is the fact that all the furnishings and
! fixtures including the showcases, Of
! fee furniture, electric fixtures, and
| even the decorative features used in the
! windows, were all made in Los An
| geles, which is easily translated into
the statement that all the money eX-
| pended in this way remained in Los
| Angeles.
Entering directly from the street into
| a salesroom 120X150 feet Vistas Of tables
and tall glass showcases confront one,
| where is displayed a stock concerning
which Mr.. Mullen repeated his asser-
| ton; 1T cannot be equaled on the
Pacific coast"
Directly in front of the door and at
the head of the wide stairway leading
to the basement, several dozen floral
! pieces nearly as tall as the average
man spoke the congratulations of the
| senders, men and firms prominent in
the business world of Los Angeles.
The space on this first floor, to-
| gether with that on the mezzanine
| floor, allows of over $4,000 square feet.
| All the finishings and furnishings are
of the most modern type. The wood
work is of fumed oak and the 4S0 feet
of showcases are all of plate glass.
| Big windows form a wide frieze about
two sides, affording a perfect scheme
for daytime lighting, while several
thousand admirably placed bulbs in
handsome electrolers are i'm readiness
when the sunlight is clouded or twi-
light threatens
Amusement for Children
The several departments include
mems clothing, mems furnishings and
hats, and the boys youths and juVe-
nile department where are also to be
found boys furnishings and hats. In
the latter department is a delightful
feature not advertised except by the
stores loving friends. the children,
who enjoy to the utmost a big toy
elephant, burr0 and life-siZe New
foundland dog, which are kept for their
use and entertainment while their
elders shop.
The entire first floor is fitted up
with the newest New York ideas, and
Mullen q Bluett purpose to carry eX-
elusive designs and the finest class of
readymade stock obtainable. having
a special arrangement with prominent
eastern and Chicago concerns to keep
the Los Angeles house constantly sup
piled with the very latest ideas in
neckwear, shirtings, underwear and
| hosiery.
Here also may be found every grade
of moderate priced articles, and by the
last of this week will - opened UP
| the basement sale room devoted to the
cheaper grades, with a complete uni
form department, all kinds of work
ing clothes and a large and complete
stock of trunks, suit cases and travel
ing bags.
This enterprising firm was started
under the name of Bluett and Sullivan,
but soon after the Sullivan interests
We're purchased by the late Andrew
Mullen. and the name changed to Null
len & Bluett. At that time the concern
occupied the corner of First and
Spring streets. from which location it
has Just been forced by reason of con-
tinued expansion. This early location
afforded only 25x50 feet of floor space,
which was enlarged from time to time
until all available space, $4,000 square
feet, had been secured.
After the death of Andrew Mullen
and w. c. Bluett, about ten years ago,
incorporation papers were taken out
by Mrs. Mary T. Mullen. Miss Marie
Mullen, Edward f. Mullen and Arthur
B. Mullen. and the present concern
came into existence under the name of
Mullen and Bluett Clothing company
Formal opening in the new store
Thursday was from O'Clock to 9.
Arend's orchestra furnished a contin-
uous program and the store was
thronged-a condition which was con-
tinued with little fuctuation Friday
and Saturday. The fine opening dis
play in the windows was designed by
Jack Schultz, New York window
trimmer and designer, who came to