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A clue...?
"Mullen & Bluett were still tenants in the New Story Building in 1967 and embarked at that time on a $500,000 renovation that includes facade and interior work. A
Times mention of the work spoke of
glazed tile brick and white ceramic glazes."
This from what seems to be a definitive story on the Story in
Blogdowntown.
In one of the comments to the Blogdowntown post is this intriguing item:
"Have you ever seen the sculpted stair well at the back of the lobby?" Calling all cameras!
A few more Story Building and Mullen Bluett items...
The namesake, Walter P. Story--
General Story to you. His full story
here; another great shot of the Story includes a PCC car.
Four pics above, clockwise:
LAT;
Eric Richardson;
USCDL;
militarymuseum.org