Myer Siegel

Myer Siegel established his store in 1886 at 218 N. Spring St.,[1] at that time selling only children's wear and lingerie.

As 1927 began, Myer, Siegel & Co. was operating four stores:[10] That year, it built a moved from Broadway to a new $500,000, 6-story-plus-basement, 64,000-sq-ft[14] building, designed by architects Felchin, Shaw & Franklin.

[16] Its Miracle Mile store at what is now known as the Dominguez-Wilshire Building at 5400–10 Wilshire Boulevard, is considered a landmark by the Los Angeles Conservancy and was renovated in 2000.

[17] It had many elements that were innovative at the time: air-cooled fitting rooms, aluminum furniture, exotic woods, metalwork and terrazzo floors.

The University of California photo archives notes: "The large glass brick panel above the marquee allowed light to enter the mezzanine, and marble wainscoting flanked the entrance which was paved in travertine.