The Daily Journal has spotlighted Southwestern Law School’s three decades of stewardship of the Bullocks Wilshire Building and its latest effort to share the landmark’s history with a wider public audience. 

The June 26 article, “Southwestern Law School puts Bullocks Wilshire’s history back on display,” features three new storefront installations showcasing vintage fashion from Southwestern’s Bullocks Wilshire archive. Dean Darby Dickerson, Associate Dean Margaret Hall, and Board Vice Chair Walter Yoka ’80 developed the idea, which was implemented by MNK Studio Art. The displays draw from clothing and artifacts dating from the 1930s through the 1980s. 

“We have people calling us to come through this building from around the world,” Dickerson told the Daily Journal, describing Bullocks Wilshire as “one of the jewels of Art Deco.” Southwestern considers itself “Los Angeles’s law school,” she said, and serving as the building’s steward “is a real honor.” 

Designed by John Parkinson and completed in 1929, Bullocks Wilshire helped shape the growth and identity of Los Angeles. Southwestern purchased the building in 1994, restored much of it to its original appearance and preserved its architecture, furnishings and retail history. The new displays extend that work beyond the campus, using the building’s original storefront windows to share its history with everyone who passes. 

For Yoka, the project recognizes Southwestern’s larger contribution to the city. The displays, he said, offer “well-deserved recognition” for the Law School’s stewardship of “this piece of LA history.”  

Read the full Daily Journal article to learn more about Bullocks Wilshire, the new window displays, and Southwestern’s continuing stewardship of an irreplaceable Los Angeles landmark.