Bullocks Wilshire building
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The Bullocks Wilshire building is a historic Art Deco former luxury department store in Los Angeles, renowned for its iconic tower and role in the city’s early 20th-century retail and architectural history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bullocks Wilshire | 4 |
| Bullocks Wilshire building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1650292 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bullocks Wilshire building Context triple: [Wilshire Boulevard, hasLandmark, Bullocks Wilshire building]
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A.
Wilshire Center
Wilshire Center is a dense, transit-oriented commercial and residential district along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, known for its high-rise offices, apartments, and diverse urban community.
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B.
Ahmanson Building
The Ahmanson Building is a major gallery and exhibition space within the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, housing significant portions of its art collections.
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C.
Wilshire Grand Center
Wilshire Grand Center is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for being one of the tallest buildings in the city and a major mixed-use commercial hub.
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D.
Wrigley Building
The Wrigley Building is a historic, white terra-cotta skyscraper in Chicago renowned for its clock tower and prominent position at the gateway to the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
City Hall of Beverly Hills
The City Hall of Beverly Hills is a historic Spanish Revival-style civic building that serves as the iconic seat of government for the affluent Los Angeles-area city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bullocks Wilshire building Target entity description: The Bullocks Wilshire building is a historic Art Deco former luxury department store in Los Angeles, renowned for its iconic tower and role in the city’s early 20th-century retail and architectural history.
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A.
Wilshire Center
Wilshire Center is a dense, transit-oriented commercial and residential district along Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, known for its high-rise offices, apartments, and diverse urban community.
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B.
Ahmanson Building
The Ahmanson Building is a major gallery and exhibition space within the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, housing significant portions of its art collections.
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C.
Wilshire Grand Center
Wilshire Grand Center is a prominent skyscraper in Los Angeles known for being one of the tallest buildings in the city and a major mixed-use commercial hub.
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D.
Wrigley Building
The Wrigley Building is a historic, white terra-cotta skyscraper in Chicago renowned for its clock tower and prominent position at the gateway to the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
City Hall of Beverly Hills
The City Hall of Beverly Hills is a historic Spanish Revival-style civic building that serves as the iconic seat of government for the affluent Los Angeles-area city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco building
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building ⓘ former department store ⓘ historic landmark ⓘ |
| architect | Parkinson & Parkinson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| cityRegion | Mid-Wilshire ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
steel frame
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terra cotta cladding ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important example of luxury retail architecture in Los Angeles
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landmark of Los Angeles Art Deco architecture ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational facility
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law school campus building ⓘ |
| designedBy | John and Donald Parkinson ⓘ |
| designedFor | automobile-age shoppers ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Art Deco architecture in California
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Buildings and structures in Los Angeles ⓘ Former department stores in the United States ⓘ |
| height | approximately 241 feet ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| historicUse | flagship store for Bullocks Wilshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInState |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| namedAfter | Bullocks department store ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Koreatown ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
automobile-oriented rear entrance
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iconic tower ⓘ ornate Art Deco detailing ⓘ streamlined vertical façade ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 13 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | luxury department store ⓘ |
| owner | Southwestern Law School ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wilshire Boulevard theatre district (historic)
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surface form:
Wilshire Boulevard architectural corridor
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| recognizedAs | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| roofFeature | copper-clad tower ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Wilshire Boulevard ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| streetAddress | 3050 Wilshire Boulevard ⓘ |
| usedBy | Southwestern Law School ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bullocks Wilshire building Description of subject: The Bullocks Wilshire building is a historic Art Deco former luxury department store in Los Angeles, renowned for its iconic tower and role in the city’s early 20th-century retail and architectural history.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bullocks Wilshire
this entity surface form:
Bullocks Wilshire
subject surface form:
Donald B. Parkinson
this entity surface form:
Bullocks Wilshire
this entity surface form:
Bullocks Wilshire